- Taryn

Alaska Is...

                  Alaska is…not like anything I expected that it would be.  It is so, so, so pretty and amazing.  I love how nature friendly they are and they care so much for their state and everything in it.  What I love the most about Alaska is everywhere I went I could still see mountains.  It’s like they never end.  If I loved here I would never get bored or tired of Alaska, it’s just so beautiful.  Another thing that I love and think is cool is how all of the native cultures here still practice and do many things that their ancestors did.  Some cultures are amazing.  If I could explain Alaska to you with one word I would say…actually, Alaska is so amazing I can’t explain with only one word!

Final Reflections

            Alaska has been amazing for me. I loved it so much; it gave me a chance to do so many things. I’m so happy and grateful that I was able to come here and experience all these beautiful things in Alaska. I know that being to come to Alaska is a once in a lifetime chance, so I made sure that I did every possible thing that I could do. There are two things I remember the most, and that is climbing the mountains, and running the 10K because both of those are something I had never thought of doing. The 10K was amazing was amazing and it felt good to finish, and I will always remember my time, one hour and thirty minutes and I think that is really good for my first time running a 10K. Climbing the mountains was also very cool because, yeah, it was extremely hard, but I felt amazing once I reached the top. I am thinking about moving to Alaska, and I would probably live in Homer or Palmer, that’s how much I love Alaska.