Category Archives: Year of Yup’ik

Living and teaching in Kotlik, Alaska

LYLAS

Posted on 3/25/2008 by alianora

Dear Babysitter-of-the-week, I realize we have had some communication mishaps! Perhaps we should go and examine each misunderstanding! For example, when I said, The baby can have one container of babyfood a day, and some of these neat finger food … Continue reading →

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Tragedy Aplenty

Posted on 3/20/2008 by alianora

The past couple of months in the village have been a little tense. In February, right about the time the kid and I were headed back into the village from town after my kidney stone mishap (and, incidentally, after I … Continue reading →

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Homeward Bound

Posted on 1/6/2008 by alianora

Brandus and I have been discussing (and discussing and discussing) and we decided quite a while ago that this was to be our last year in Pants, Alaska. We’re tired of village life. We’re tired of not being able to … Continue reading →

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Where the Balmy Breezes Blow

Posted on 1/2/2008 by alianora

-In Donegal, Ireland, up in the Gaeltacht, there is a tiny cove, about a mile down the road from Teac Jack’s in Gweedore. When the tide is in, you can barely see anything except for a few rocks, about a … Continue reading →

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No Frontsies Backsies

Posted on 11/17/2007 by alianora

Ive spent today composing blog posts, which of course means that i dont remember anything pithy or clever or deep that i wanted to say. gorramit. I remember wanting to write a post about the things I remember as a … Continue reading →

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