- Samantha

Alaska Is...

      Alaska is…a book that hasn’t been written.  I get to fill it in with endless words describing its never-ending beauty.  Each page filled with a new adventure that I have each day.  I keep waiting to find something wrong with this place but I’ve searched long and hard and found nothing.
            This book is a fairy tale you dream of when you’re little.  You know it exists somewhere, you just have to strive to get there.  The mountains are the castle and the people I’m with are the draw-string bridge that help each other through obstacles, and support each other the whole way through.  It’s the perfect world where everybody gets along and there are no enemies.  Alaska is my happily ever after…the end. 

Final Reflections

Looking back it’s been a long road we’ve traveled.  Lots of time, energy and dedication was put into making these 22 days some of the best days of our lives.  We all look back at how we’ve grown both as a group and as individuals.  The time we spent together was savored and we will all look back on one another not as friends or classmates but as family.  Although I’ve already experienced Alaska, coming back as a junior leader was a new adventure.  I’ve grown and realized many things about myself and others that will stick with me forever.  Having my dad here and being able to share my adventures with him is priceless.  Our time here together I will truly never forget.  These memories will last a lifetime and I will always be able to look back on this trip and remember how much it affected me.  After Alaska I feel as though I can accomplish anything.