live in Alaska: check

Seven days ago I was in Anchorage, Alaska. In 23 hours, I will be in Paris, France. Consequently anxious and engaged preparing, little thought has been spared to reflect on my summer. Before I finish here, I would like to add one more comment to the musings of the last post. Is there a country, city, river or mountain range that has always fascinated you? Go to it. But dont visit, live there, work there. If an opportunity opens, run through that door as fast as you can because few open and they close fast.
My head is full, not because the storage space is overcrowded but because of the chaos created by so many thoughts frantically scrambling to compose myself for France. Since I am unable to think clearly, here are some facts, a list of things that I checked off my bucket list this past summer in Alaska.

1. Blueberry and raspberry picking
2. Flew in a tiny plane
3. Ate meals in a dining car
4. Lived in Alaska
5. Worked a cubicle job (may abject to doing this again because I know it will never be as fun. Moreover, sitting all day leaves me feeling like a slug)
6. Met a sled dog team
7. Camped on the beach
8. Fileted a fish
9. Enjoyed a meal of fish
10. Cooked my catch and enjoyed it
11. Made candied pecans
12. Rowed a raft down a river
13. Visited Denali National Park
14. Hiked through certified wilderness
15. Saw Mount Mckinley
16. Experienced day light at midnight
17. Mountain biked
18. Became a regular at a coffee shop
19. Rode the bus to work 
20. Biked to work
21. Rode in a helicopter
22. Kept a blog
23. Saw bald eagles (zoos dont count)
24. Watched an Alaskan Sunset
25. Saw a volcano
26. Read and reread books from my reading list
27. Tested and strengthened my cooking skills
28. Ate a flower
29. Ate wild berries not sold in stores
30. Drank directly from a stream
31. Worked a full-time job
32. Made cinemon roles on a stick over a fire
33. Saw Killer Whales and Porcupines

Thanks for reading. Please email me with blog critiques. I will apply them as I blog about Paris.