Day 1

Chugach Mountains

Although I felt fatigued sitting in the living room last night after dining and visiting with the lovely couple next door, when I finally closed the blinds and lay down in the bed, I could not fall asleep. The anticipation of today kept me floating in and out of sleep, despite the cozy haze surrounding me. Before long, the sun was up. Once my cereal was consumed and lunches were packed, Lyn left Katherine and I in front of the Aramark office clutching our plastic grocery sacks, smiling stupidly at each other, excited by the promise of regular jobs and private cubicles. "Also," we remembered, "we are in Alaska. Would you just look at those mountains?!" I've smiled to myself quite often the past couple days.