To the village

I went on my first trip to the village this week. It actually was GREAT! I met a wonderful woman who is now an awesome friend! We flew out together and she is the special ed teacher for the villages around Kodiak. We had a wonderful time. I brought some gifts for the new teachers and staff at the school like candy and coffee. The kids remembered me from my first trip in May and we played some games. My friend Mary and I hiked around Ahkiok and took some pictures. We actually walked around the village (it's not that big) and walked down to the dump and around back to the school. When we got back, we were told there is a huge bear roaming around down there and to not walk alone. Oops! I am going back in October and hopefully will be able to do some Uduk hunting. I guess Uduk's are little crustacean shells that are all around and are very tasty! I may also get to go octopus hunting too! I am planning more games for the kids when I come and I already have art projects planned. Here are some pictures I took from the plane and from the ground



Pic of the Ahkiok School



Some houses and Russian Orthodox church in background




Russian Orthodox Church (the little house beside it is where the priest lives.)


Village street sign


Graves at the church


Good work is hard to come by apparently


The village of Ahkiok


The dump where the bears frequent


Fishing boats in the village


Some pics from the flight







Back of the plane

Coast guard base






The plane that I flew in.