- Hannah

Alaska Is...

      Alaska is beautiful, it’s astounding and majestic, it’s amazing and magical.  Alaska is all of these things, but for anyone who has ever been here there is much more. Alaska brings out the emotional center in everyone.  It has a way of making everything seem okay and letting you see the good surrounding you rather than the bad things many find in other places.  Alaska is a place people come to learn about others and, more importantly, find themselves.  Some who come here are running away form something, some are running towards something else, and others are just looking for something new and exciting, away to change their own future.  These people find it in Alaska, whatever they are looking for.  So, I guess Alaska could be magical, entertaining, or even peaceful.  Alaska is whatever you are looking for and truly need. 

Final Reflections

Sitting on the bench that overlooks the ocean at Seaside Farm I realized what Alaska, and this trip, really mean to me: simplicity, the ability to sit and think and really appreciate everything that is happening to me. This trip gives everyone here a chance to change as people, realize what is truly important in our lives, and let go of anything that is bothering us. It gets us away from the monotony of the everyday, and lets us live our lives without the stresses and hard times we may find other places. From sitting at the picnic table by the Nenana River to standing on top of Mt. Healy to seeing the people around us changing before our eyes, Alaska takes us back to the simple things in life and teaches us that they really do matter.