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| Alaska Essentials |
After a hectic but enjoyable last week and a half at home spending time with friends and family, I am finally here. If I wasn’t ready to go before having dinner with my NOAA family, I definitely was after. They provided me with some much needed essentials that I was missing (see pic to right). As I was flying in, it looked quite a bit like Oregon and Northern California to me; although
I don’t have too many reference points. There is sort of a light but consistent drizzle, and it is a little cooler than I am used to. When I gave the shuttle express driver my destination address, he knew immediately where I was going and said “so you’re going to the bunkhouse, eh?” I just got to the apartment in Seattle a little while ago, and now that I am settled and have had some time to interact with the observers currently using the apartment, I can write a little. Everyone that I have met sofar is very friendly and surprisingly welcoming of newcomers. I was the first of the trainees for this session to show up. This appt is supposed to be dedicated to the trainees for the next 3 weeks, so I expect as they show up over the next 2 days, the more experienced observers will begin to clear out. I am glad to have started on the
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| My Appt Balcony |
right foot with them nonetheless. I was told about a week ago that there will be a quiz on the first day of training on a hefty 107 page reading assignment. It has been hard to find time to read at home, but it looks like I will have some down time, and should be able to complete it no problem. The apartment is pretty basic, and reminds me vaguely of my freshman year of college living at Humboldt State. More to come.
