Rainy Days in Kodiak

Well, the fall rain in Kodiak has started! I'm getting used to it though. I wear my rain boots alot and have a great rain jacket. It's amazing how your priorities change when you move to a place where the rain is measured in feet per year and not inches! Life is good up here in Alaska. Jonathan has switched his shift now to 4-12 so he is busy getting adjusted to a new shift. On his days off, we hike, go to the beach, watch movies...generally try to spend quality time together which is such a blessing! I recently went to a women's retreat for a weekend which was great! It was on an island called "Woody Island" and we had to be skiffed over on several skiffs. There were about 100 women who went and I met some great ones-one who is the wife of a trooper here. I also met a pastor's wife who invited me to her church so that is on our list to check out.


The gals who I went with








Work has been pretty busy also. I found out that I am getting another village that I have to travel to monthly in addition to Ahkiok. It is called Port Lions and it is quite a bit bigger than Ahkiok. This last week was Red Ribbon Week at both of the schools where I work. I volunteered to dress up as "Kelso" who is a frog who makes good choices! Throughout the year, the kids learn about Kelso and how he makes healthy choices. Here are some pics from that event...


Me sneaking up on the other counselor at the school during the skit...