- Laura

Alaska Is...

                  Alaska is…a place of discovery, a place filled with nature’s unsolved mysteries.  Where land is still pristine and untouched, found the way it should be naturally.  Alaska is where I learn and grow, am tested and pushed almost everyday to discover who I am, who my true self is.  I learn to break down walls, and just be; be happy with myself, be happy with those around me.  Alaska is the place I have learned to love to call home, even when I have long been gone. 

Final Reflections

            The trip this year has truly been the best eye-opening experience I have had. I never thought I would be able to survive this trip without my dad. He has always been there for me on major events in my life, so I thought it would only be natural if he was on the trip too. Even though things didn’t work out quite that way, they do happen for a reason. I had been dreading coming here. Not because I thought the scenery was going to be horrible or that I wasn’t going to have fun; I was scared for the new experience. Throughout this trip, I learned about myself; how far I can push myself, what I can accomplish. I made friends with people I never expected to, and I actually like all the people in my van. I learned so much about them: what they like and don’t like to do, what they are looking forward to next year, what they are most worried about. Even though this trip wasn’t what I expected it or planned on it being, I wouldn’t change a thing. It has been a truly amazing experience.