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13 Things We’ve Learned in 13 Years of Marriage in the Alaska Bush

13 Things We’ve Learned in 13 Years of Marriage in the Alaska Bush

May 26, 2018 Alaska Life
Last month Mr. The Alaska Teacher and I celebrated our thirteenth anniversary. Since we moved to Shishmaref three months after getting married, that's thirteen years of marriage in the Alaska ... Read more
Spring in Brevig Mission

Spring in Brevig Mission

April 25, 2018April 25, 2018 Alaska Life
My social media feeds are flooded with pictures of Spring-esque activities: smelling flowers, taking walks in capris, watching butterflies... Well, Spring means different things in different parts of the world. ... Read more
Creative Cooking: Caribou Heart and Tongue Soup

Creative Cooking: Caribou Heart and Tongue Soup

April 10, 2018April 10, 2018 Alaska Life
For many people in my village, calling caribou heart and tongue soup creative would seem ridiculous. But, I'm labeling it under Creative Cooking because it was my first time making ... Read more
Shopping in Bush Alaska: Easter Edition

Shopping in Bush Alaska: Easter Edition

March 31, 2018March 31, 2018 Alaska Life
Because I'm an awesome mom who plans ahead, I went shopping for eggs the day before Easter. Not a good plan for shopping in Bush Alaska. There were no eggs. ... Read more
5 Quotes About Teaching That Inspire Me

5 Quotes About Teaching That Inspire Me

March 17, 2018April 25, 2018 Teaching
Let me start off by saying that these quotes about teaching that inspire me are not vetted and verified. It's against my academic training in history to post something without ... Read more
Being an Alaska Bush Parent Is…

Being an Alaska Bush Parent Is…

February 16, 2018 Alaska Life, Mommy Blog
My entire parenting journey has been in the Alaska Bush, save some summer breaks we've spent visiting family in the Lower 48.  So, I'm not exactly sure if what's normal ... Read more
7 Ways to Be a Bad Neighbor in a Duplex that Shares a Laundry Room

7 Ways to Be a Bad Neighbor in a Duplex that Shares a Laundry Room

November 11, 2017 Alaska Life
Note to readers: This is NOT a passive-aggressive attack on any of our neighbors thinly veiled as an informative post.  It is instead a confession of the ways the TAT ... Read more
Being An Alaska Bush Teacher Is…

Being An Alaska Bush Teacher Is…

October 28, 2017 Teaching
I've been reflecting about what it means to be an Alaska Bush Teacher. I've only been at it for thirteen years.  And I've only worked in two villages in the ... Read more
8 Ways I Survive District Inservice Meetings That Require Sleeping on a Classroom Floor

8 Ways I Survive District Inservice Meetings That Require Sleeping on a Classroom Floor

October 15, 2017 Teaching
In a school district roughly the size of the state of Minnesota, you have to do some things, um, differently. Take, for example, the District Inservice Meeting.  A standard part ... Read more
Getting a Masters Degree in the Alaska Bush

Getting a Masters Degree in the Alaska Bush

October 14, 2017October 14, 2017 Teaching
It's been a little quiet in The Alaska Teacher Land lately. (Note to readers: the word quiet only applies to the blog.  There's been plenty of noise in real life ... Read more

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