Today was our first day of training for all of the new teachers - for the most part it was fun and interesting. The evening finished with a Yu'pik potluck dinner, a lot of dishes made with Samon - still not something I will eat, I tried. There was also some Moose stew and that wasn't bad. We finished the evening off by picking Blueberries on the tundra. Please note how small the Blueberries are nothing like what we are use to in Michigan.
I almost forgot on explorations yesterday we went to the local grocery store here in Bethel and just to give you an idea - 12 pack of Pepsi $10, Tomatoes $2.29 a pound, sweet potatoes $2.49 a pound ($0.49 in Grand Rapids)
Well it is 9:30pm and even though the sun is shinning as if it was 12noon I am going to try and get some sleep. I hope to post some pictures to flickr in the next couple of days.
Take care and I will keep you posted.
2 comments:
=) Sure hope they are paying you enough. First, NO alcohol....now food that costs an "arm and a leg". You may have to take up hunting & fishing. Maybe trade what you don't want for what you do. Hahhahahaaaa!!!
If the tiny blueberries are anything like the wild blueberries we got in Maine, they are VERY good!
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