A Day of Rest

Hey all! I don't even know how to begin this blog, as I'm completely wiped out from the weekend and we go back to school tomorrow! We started the morning off late, sleeping in and going to lunch around noon. Steve and Vanni joined us, as did a snow scientist who, with his gang of fellow scientists, had traveled 300 miles or so by snow machine from Fairbanks to Barrow studying snow along the way. The scientists are scheduled to talk to a few middle school classes tomorrow, so we'll see how the presentation goes. We ended our lunch with a contest to see who could guess just how many pictures Eric had taken in thirty minute period in his attempt to capture the "Green Flash" as the sun set. The number, if I remember correctly, was 473? Vanni came out victorious and thus won the Patrick sticker. (Yes, Patrick the starfish from Spongebob Squarepants)

After lunch, Eric, Shoe, and Michele went on a tour with Steve and Vanni, while the student teachers settled down to plan lessons, grade papers, and get ready for Monday. Each Monday, teachers in Barrow and possibly across the entire North Slope Borough are required to turn in their weekly plan to their respective principals. Although this practice requires us to stress on Sundays, at least we have that portion of our lesson planning out of the way for the rest of the week. Our supervisors returned in time for dinner and an after dinner meeting before Steve and Vanni arrived for the Meet and Greet.

Cheryl, the Director of Student Services, decided with the help of another college employee, to have a "Meet the Minnesotans" event at the college. So at seven we all gathered around the refreshments to talk about Gustavus and why we were here at Ilisagvik. We got to know a few residents, too bad the school year ends for college students in a matter of five days. Following the Meet and Greet, we all settled down to plan out our weeks and get some rest. I was so distracted that I nearly forgot to blog! Luckily, Rachel reminded me, this post is now complete, and I can go to bed! It's almost midnight here and it's not completely dark, but I'm going to try to get some sleep anyway. Goodnight.

Peace,

Alyssa