What a wild second year this has been. I have definitely felt a lot more confident in my teaching abilities and havent struggled so much with the paperwork that SpEd comes with. It's been a hectic year for many reasons outside my power. In afraid to say too much about the situation but I'll just say good did not win. After 2 years here I have grown to be a part and to love this community; the people here feel like my family now. I'm glad that my Alaska adventure doesnt have to end but am heartbroken that it will have to continue somewhere else. I dont know what I'm going to do without my roommate/work wife! I'm afraid of how I'm going to handle saying good bye to this new family of mine during the last week of school...
My next adventure takes me about 100 miles south of my current location here nestled between the river and ocean. I've heard great things about the aesthetic beauty of my future community and that the people are just as welcoming as my current family has been. I will miss the sound and sight of the ocean at my bedroom window, but at least there will still be a river. I'm excited to work with this new administration who is talking me up based on just word of mouth around my current district. I already feel needed and valuable.
One last thing... thinking of taking small short flights fromAnchorage back home for the summer. I would start Anchorage to LA to see some family and I have no idea where after that... suggestions? Advice?