- Anna

Alaska Is...

       Alaska is
A challenge.
It reaches out to me,
Begging for me to try
To stretch my limits.
Mentally,
Physically,
Socially.
I t wants me
To take some risk
To climb the mountain
To not just be a quiet girl with a book
And I astonish myself
With my answers.
I have done little things
That I have never had the guts to do before
Now,
I think I smile more. before)

Final Reflections

I have a strange feeling in my stomach that has nothing to do with the pizza I ate for lunch. It’s been growing ever since I went to bed last night with tears in my eyes and I realized that I wouldn’t have another hug time in a while. I’m leaving my month long paradise in mater of hours and want to make every moment last as long as possible.
         So this is my final goodbye to the home of my first mountain climb, my first halibut dinner, and the best game of spoons I have ever played. I have learned to push myself, to volunteer, and to reach out and talk to people that I would have never spoken to before.
          As the plane leaves the ground I’ll already be missing Alaska. Nothing can last forever, but our time here has flown by. I’ll always remember what an impact this trip has had on me and I’m sure my memories will stay with me forever.