- Phillip

Alaska Is...

                  Alaska is…my home away from home.  This is the place my grandpa always described to me, and now it’s the place to remember him.  He always said how beautiful Alaska was.  Now that I have seen it myself I can just imagine him standing by me one more time and saying those words, words that describe Alaska so beautifully that it feels like I’ve seen all this before.  I’ve seen it in a dream with my grandpa by my side always saying how beautiful Alaska is.  I can still remember his very words today in my head and they will always be inscribed there.  Grandpa, I can only hope that you are looking down and seeing me write to you, and from you.  I miss you, Grandpa, and I will never forget you, I love you. 

Final Reflections

            Home, where you feel safe, and where you feel loved.  My real home is in Marshall, but I also have a new home.  A home away from home, Alaska is a place where you feel safe and loved by everyone, people I’ve met and also by people I haven’t met.  Alaska is my family and I will be proud to come back anytime to see my family.   I just love Alaska so much, maybe too much.