I have finally made the time to get my blog together and published. I have now been in Alaska for 7 weeks and it has been unlike anything I could have imagined. I live and teach in the village of Kotlik, AK. The village has a population of about 675 and is located on the Yukon River a few miles upstream of Norton Sound. There are no cars or trucks here due to the fact that there are no roads. The village is at 3 feet elevation (according to one of the village Elders) with very little dry ground requiring the installation of elevated boardwalks for foot and "Honda" (4-wheeler) travel.
My teaching duties are different than originally planned. I am teaching a class of 15 Third graders instead of a combined Third/Fourth grade class of 11 students. My class is made up of 10 boys and 5 girls who are all very active "challenging" for the new teacher. I am with my students all day minus 30 minutes for lunch and 35 minutes during their Yup'ik (native language) class.
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