Noorvik, AK

Bush Plane to Noorvik

So, I have finally arrived in my new home. I got in yesterday around 5 p.m. on a bush plane. It was an early morning yesterday. We got up around 6:30 a.m. to make sure we were ready to get to the bus stop by 7:57 a.m. I would have gotten plenty of sleep but that night I was talking to another gentleman in my room who was a retired NASA engineer. BITCHIN'. He had a lot to say and of course I listened, and encouraged him to say more...He obliged. Anywho, we got the airport in plenty of time to sit around and do nothing. I could check in right away, but Ty and Brittany had to wait. However, they did run down to my gate to say goodbye before they ran out on the tarmac to get to their plane! The flight was behind schedule, but oh well. We first landed in Nome to drop people off and pick people up. Then we flew to Kotzebue (this was all on Alaska Air). Once in Kotz, I had to switch to Bering Air (bush plane). This first went to Kiana, a village East of me by about 20 miles or so. Then we went to Noorvik. A gentleman was there to pick me up and take me to my apartment. He gave me a packed with my school and classroom keys and apt. keys. My place is a decent size, but it is weird that my bedroom and living room are connected (see photos...). All-in-all, I love it. However, nothing I have shipped has arrived yet...should have been a week or so early on that...

The nice thing about the school is that I have access to it any time, day or night! I am there right now using the internet, seeing as I do not have mine yet... My keys works both building and classroom doors. My classroom is amazing. I have a smartboard and I'll get my own laptop (no desktops for teachers here). And today I started cleaning out the storage room. The teacher before me liked to use kits and models and there are those chemistry, forces, biology, planetary science, etc. So I had to put away the ones I probably won't use. By put away, I mean find spots to shove them. I found out that I will be teaching Biology and Physical/Earth Science...Rodger, the councilor, made it sound like I can pick another course to teach so now I don't know...Life science or something...Who knows...I have until Thursday night, then I head back to Kotzebue for new teacher in-service. 

Entrance: Kitchen table and living-room

Really hard to use the toilet when it's on the wall...

The couch is facing right into my "bedroom"