- Katheryn

Alaska Is...

      Alaska is one of the best places in the world.  There is so much to say.  Being on top of a mountain makes you feel so small, yet so free and uplifted at the same time.  Alaska has to be seen and felt.  Pictures can’t capture the beauty of Alaska, and word can’t describe the feeling of being in Alaska.

Final Reflections

This trip to Alaska is something that I will remember forever.  I will always cherish the memories of the things we did, climb mountains, whale watching, midnight baseball game, midnight sun run, and much more.  But I think what I will remember the most is staying up late in our tent, walking on the beach, having “van time,” going on walks, playing ring-around-the-rosie when we first got to Homer, laughing like crazy, and just all the little things that made the trip so amazing.  This trip is something to believe in.  All the participants are from Marshall, which is not the most exciting town, and many of us have lived there most of our lives.  Alaska was an open window to a world of possibilities.  Alaska was an experience that I think has made me more independent.  It has given me confidence and it has made me comfortable without make up.  Alaska has given me so much, and I am thankful for every minute that I have spent here.  I cannot express with words how grateful I am to have come to Alaska.  Alaska has changed me for the better, and I think I will come home a new person.