Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Reverse culture shock
As with my experience in Argentina, coming home and re-experiencing the home culture is more difficult for me than the immersion in a completely new culture. Here I am, back at West Valley, approximately 30 students per class, predominately white,... the list goes on. It's hard to pinpoint specific lessons I learned while I was in Kiana, I think if anything I now have a clearer, more accurate, view of what rural Alaskan schools look like. I saw challenges, but I also saw genuine people. I got to know some of them, eat typical food, walk their streets. I guess I care more about rural Alaska, not that I didn't before, but it's personal now.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Home again
I am back in Fairbanks again after an amazing week in Kiana. Before I really get into writing my reflections on the experience, I'm going to touch on some highlights from the last two days there.
Friday:
I am the unofficial stick pull champion! There were some girls practicing for the NYO (Native Youth Olympics), and one of the girls shouts over to me, "Ms. Jackson, try come!" So I went over and they challenged me in leg wrestling which I did not excel in. I lost against all the 7th and 8th graders. However, then was the stick pull challenge and I soon was crowned champion (in my mind) after going undefeated.
The middle school made pizzas and we had a going away party, there was so much food. One girl brought us some dried fish, she couldn't remember what kind it was when I asked. There was caribou stew as well, so by the time the pizzas were served most of us had eaten quite a bit. At the end of the party we all went to the cafeteria where I taught them the long-awaited cupid shuffle, we even got almost all the teachers to participate as well which made it extra fun.
Later we went sledding and snow machining with two other teachers, we were joined by a group of middle school boys on their snow machines so we started sled races down the hill. Take note: young Inupiaq boys do not respond well to cheating, unless of course they are the ones doing the cheating.
Saturday:
Jennifer and I were unsure if anyone was going to give us a ride to the landing strip, so with about 30 minutes before the plane was to arrive we grabbed all our bags and lugged them to the airport. Minutes later a teacher arrives on his snow machine wondering where we had been. Whoops. Then one of the eighth grade girls makes her way across the tundra on her snow machine right before the plane arrived. It was so sweet of her to come out and say goodbye.
We got on the plane and Jenninfer and I had thought that we would see if the pilot would let one of us sit in the co-pilot seat and then when we got to Noorvik we would switch. So I asked if we could sit up front, the pilot said yes, but when Jennifer asked if we could switch spots in Noorvik the pilot replied that we weren't stopping in Noorvik but going straight for Kotz. What about Tumi and Sam? Well we figured the pilot knew what he was doing. However, when we got to Kotzebue I noticed that Tumi had updated his blog and the plane never came for them so the were stuck in Noorvik! Another exciting lesson in rural Alaska.
Friday:
I am the unofficial stick pull champion! There were some girls practicing for the NYO (Native Youth Olympics), and one of the girls shouts over to me, "Ms. Jackson, try come!" So I went over and they challenged me in leg wrestling which I did not excel in. I lost against all the 7th and 8th graders. However, then was the stick pull challenge and I soon was crowned champion (in my mind) after going undefeated.
The middle school made pizzas and we had a going away party, there was so much food. One girl brought us some dried fish, she couldn't remember what kind it was when I asked. There was caribou stew as well, so by the time the pizzas were served most of us had eaten quite a bit. At the end of the party we all went to the cafeteria where I taught them the long-awaited cupid shuffle, we even got almost all the teachers to participate as well which made it extra fun.
Later we went sledding and snow machining with two other teachers, we were joined by a group of middle school boys on their snow machines so we started sled races down the hill. Take note: young Inupiaq boys do not respond well to cheating, unless of course they are the ones doing the cheating.
Saturday:
Jennifer and I were unsure if anyone was going to give us a ride to the landing strip, so with about 30 minutes before the plane was to arrive we grabbed all our bags and lugged them to the airport. Minutes later a teacher arrives on his snow machine wondering where we had been. Whoops. Then one of the eighth grade girls makes her way across the tundra on her snow machine right before the plane arrived. It was so sweet of her to come out and say goodbye.
We got on the plane and Jenninfer and I had thought that we would see if the pilot would let one of us sit in the co-pilot seat and then when we got to Noorvik we would switch. So I asked if we could sit up front, the pilot said yes, but when Jennifer asked if we could switch spots in Noorvik the pilot replied that we weren't stopping in Noorvik but going straight for Kotz. What about Tumi and Sam? Well we figured the pilot knew what he was doing. However, when we got to Kotzebue I noticed that Tumi had updated his blog and the plane never came for them so the were stuck in Noorvik! Another exciting lesson in rural Alaska.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
"but you'll be back next year, right?"
The 7th and 8th graders are planning us a going away party for tomorrow. I wish we didn't have to go, but I feel very blessed to be here now and to have had this time here.
The gym class turned dance class was a success! I was nervous because it was a class full of boys, there were three girls, and it was a senior class. I had really no idea what to expect of them when their teacher called them over and I told them they were going to learning a few dances. There were a few groans but I explained that it is very valuable to know how to dance, especially with the prom coming. I had them all come to the floor and was shocked that they did it without me having to repeat myself.
Once on the gym floor, we made to lines and I taught them the steps to the cupid shuffle. Then we did it with music. They were all concentrating so hard, laughing a little and enjoying it in spite of themselves. Afterwards we taught the electric slide and did the cha cha slide. After each dance they sat down immediately on the bleachers as if they were tired. One boy even asked if he could go get a drink of water in the middle of one of the dances, this came from a boy who plays hours of basketball without water breaks.
Later we heard that one of the boys said, "we had to dance in gym class, it was dumb." Jennifer confronted him later in a fun way and he just laughed. We know he was just playing cool and that he really loved it. On the other hand, the 7th graders peeked in on us during the dancing and requested that we dance with them. So we'll have to have another session during the party.
We observed and helped out in the elementary for a little while, we "conferenced" with the kids about what they were reading. The young kids use the raised eyebrow yeses, and lowered eyebrow no's even more than the older kids. Again, I am so glad I know what that means!
We also went into the wood shop class, the students are making coffee tables. Many of the coffee tables have names carved into them like Bruce Lee and LeBron James. Why not carve famous idols names into coffee tables?
The title quote is what one of the 8th graders said to me, unfortunately chances are I'll never come back to this village. Which is too bad, I've come to love the kids so much.
The gym class turned dance class was a success! I was nervous because it was a class full of boys, there were three girls, and it was a senior class. I had really no idea what to expect of them when their teacher called them over and I told them they were going to learning a few dances. There were a few groans but I explained that it is very valuable to know how to dance, especially with the prom coming. I had them all come to the floor and was shocked that they did it without me having to repeat myself.
Once on the gym floor, we made to lines and I taught them the steps to the cupid shuffle. Then we did it with music. They were all concentrating so hard, laughing a little and enjoying it in spite of themselves. Afterwards we taught the electric slide and did the cha cha slide. After each dance they sat down immediately on the bleachers as if they were tired. One boy even asked if he could go get a drink of water in the middle of one of the dances, this came from a boy who plays hours of basketball without water breaks.
Later we heard that one of the boys said, "we had to dance in gym class, it was dumb." Jennifer confronted him later in a fun way and he just laughed. We know he was just playing cool and that he really loved it. On the other hand, the 7th graders peeked in on us during the dancing and requested that we dance with them. So we'll have to have another session during the party.
We observed and helped out in the elementary for a little while, we "conferenced" with the kids about what they were reading. The young kids use the raised eyebrow yeses, and lowered eyebrow no's even more than the older kids. Again, I am so glad I know what that means!
We also went into the wood shop class, the students are making coffee tables. Many of the coffee tables have names carved into them like Bruce Lee and LeBron James. Why not carve famous idols names into coffee tables?
The title quote is what one of the 8th graders said to me, unfortunately chances are I'll never come back to this village. Which is too bad, I've come to love the kids so much.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Kiana: "Ki" as in pie, "ana" as in banana
It's unbelievable to me that today is already Wednesday, I keep hoping time will go slower. The more I hope the faster it goes. duumb. (duumb is a borrowed comment that the students make all the time).
Last night while talking to the trooper he mentioned a word, "adee", that is used all the time by the people here. Today I heard it all day long, this is my attempt at a translation even though they say "adee" just means "adee".
Adee=woah, shucks, great!, darn, oops,.. and I'm sure there are many other equivalents, some not so appropriate.
School was cool. We helped out in Social Studies and History, and continued to teach English. In the 7th grade English class some of the girls informed me of how much they like Noorvik, I soon discovered that their love for Noorvik mostly comes from their love of the boys there. They told me of their plans to go to prom, which is open to 6th graders and older, and their plans to buy their dresses in Anchorage. Since most everyone in the village is related, most love is long distance.
Everyday I get to know the students a little better, they have definitely grown on me.
Tonight we went on a walk. The goal was to hit sections of the village we had not seen. We failed. Officially this there is no "road" in Kiana we've not set foot on.
After the walk I borrowed some classical ski equipment from the school and went on a nice long ski. I went by a jeep stuck in the snow out on the river, apparently this has happened before and the only thing left to do was wait until the river thawed and watch as the vehicle disappeared into the Kobuk river. It was wonderful to be outside and be completely surrounded by beauty. On the way back into the village a couple of folks outside their home began to talk to me for awhile, they thought that I had come from Noorvik but I assured them that I wasn't up for that much skiing at this point. We talked for a little while before I headed back to the school.
Open gym again! I didn't play but I talked with a couple of my students who filled me in on the gym schedule. Jennifer and I were confused because we've see seen them "close" the gym (lights off and everything!), then ten minutes later we hear the squeaking of tennis shoes and the pounding of basketballs. So I was informed that the gym does close for high school students at 9 o'clock, then someone else opens the gym almost immediately after for "city league" everyone 18 and older. Ah, now it makes so much sense... for the most part. This particular student also began to mess with me, he told me that he saw me skiing and drop something but that he wasn't going to tell me what it was, then he shouted "look out" trying to get me to think a ball was flying at my head, he told me he always messes with old people, then he said, "I joke" grabbed a basketball and started to play. I like it better when I joke...
p.s. pictures are on their way, once I get home and use the cord I didn't bring with me.
goodnight.
p.s. again. tomorrow we are teaching a group of seniors the cupid shuffle, kind of scared to see how they will react to dancing taking up five minutes of gym class (also known as basketball class).
Last night while talking to the trooper he mentioned a word, "adee", that is used all the time by the people here. Today I heard it all day long, this is my attempt at a translation even though they say "adee" just means "adee".
Adee=woah, shucks, great!, darn, oops,.. and I'm sure there are many other equivalents, some not so appropriate.
School was cool. We helped out in Social Studies and History, and continued to teach English. In the 7th grade English class some of the girls informed me of how much they like Noorvik, I soon discovered that their love for Noorvik mostly comes from their love of the boys there. They told me of their plans to go to prom, which is open to 6th graders and older, and their plans to buy their dresses in Anchorage. Since most everyone in the village is related, most love is long distance.
Everyday I get to know the students a little better, they have definitely grown on me.
Tonight we went on a walk. The goal was to hit sections of the village we had not seen. We failed. Officially this there is no "road" in Kiana we've not set foot on.
After the walk I borrowed some classical ski equipment from the school and went on a nice long ski. I went by a jeep stuck in the snow out on the river, apparently this has happened before and the only thing left to do was wait until the river thawed and watch as the vehicle disappeared into the Kobuk river. It was wonderful to be outside and be completely surrounded by beauty. On the way back into the village a couple of folks outside their home began to talk to me for awhile, they thought that I had come from Noorvik but I assured them that I wasn't up for that much skiing at this point. We talked for a little while before I headed back to the school.
Open gym again! I didn't play but I talked with a couple of my students who filled me in on the gym schedule. Jennifer and I were confused because we've see seen them "close" the gym (lights off and everything!), then ten minutes later we hear the squeaking of tennis shoes and the pounding of basketballs. So I was informed that the gym does close for high school students at 9 o'clock, then someone else opens the gym almost immediately after for "city league" everyone 18 and older. Ah, now it makes so much sense... for the most part. This particular student also began to mess with me, he told me that he saw me skiing and drop something but that he wasn't going to tell me what it was, then he shouted "look out" trying to get me to think a ball was flying at my head, he told me he always messes with old people, then he said, "I joke" grabbed a basketball and started to play. I like it better when I joke...
p.s. pictures are on their way, once I get home and use the cord I didn't bring with me.
goodnight.
p.s. again. tomorrow we are teaching a group of seniors the cupid shuffle, kind of scared to see how they will react to dancing taking up five minutes of gym class (also known as basketball class).
Try come, Look see, I joke, How-come-sometimes-why?
First of all I need to explain the title of this blog, these are common things we hear our students say.
Try come=come here
Look see=look
I joke=just joking
how-come-sometimes-why?=(pretty self explanatory)
Other things we've learned:
raised eyebrows=yes
lower eyebrows=no
The technology/shop/gym teacher taught us this on Sunday and has been so important to know. I took attendance today and asked each kid a question, with a follow-up question to which one girl responded to me by raising her eyebrows. She answered my question, so I knew I could move on.
Today I taught English again, observed a math, sewing, english, and a vocational/technology class. I'm starting to get to know many of the students, and I think I have over half of the middle/high school names down by now. They are really great kids and I am enjoying spending time with them and seeing how the act in different classes.
After school a lady came into the gym and did a little show with many tricks with a basketball. Most of the students stayed after and many parents showed up as well to watch the show. For the grande finale she spun ten basketballs all at once. The kids really soaked up the show.
We went for another beautiful walk. Which actually brought us to the village dump, or "dumps" as some call it here. It actually really was a beautiful walk even with it's unusual turn-around point. We were able to see a panoramic view of the entire area.
As usual tonight the gym was full of people playing basketball. However I noticed some "new kids", and half-jokingly I commented to Jennifer that we had some visitors. I didn't recognize about 12 kids, and later I noticed some of them wearing Noorvik Bears attire. They were from the neighboring village. It is amazing to me that only after three days I was able to point out the kids that were not from Kiana. I feel as if I am growing rather attached to the Kiana kids.
Before going to bed we met a trooper who is in town for tonight and tomorrow, and is also going to be our neighbor in the school (he gets to sleep in the library). We spoke with him awhile about his job and perspective. I find it so valuable to get many different perspectives and opinions here to get a well-rounded view of teaching in the village from a variety of sources. The more I know, the more people I talk to the better.
Try come=come here
Look see=look
I joke=just joking
how-come-sometimes-why?=(pretty self explanatory)
Other things we've learned:
raised eyebrows=yes
lower eyebrows=no
The technology/shop/gym teacher taught us this on Sunday and has been so important to know. I took attendance today and asked each kid a question, with a follow-up question to which one girl responded to me by raising her eyebrows. She answered my question, so I knew I could move on.
Today I taught English again, observed a math, sewing, english, and a vocational/technology class. I'm starting to get to know many of the students, and I think I have over half of the middle/high school names down by now. They are really great kids and I am enjoying spending time with them and seeing how the act in different classes.
After school a lady came into the gym and did a little show with many tricks with a basketball. Most of the students stayed after and many parents showed up as well to watch the show. For the grande finale she spun ten basketballs all at once. The kids really soaked up the show.
We went for another beautiful walk. Which actually brought us to the village dump, or "dumps" as some call it here. It actually really was a beautiful walk even with it's unusual turn-around point. We were able to see a panoramic view of the entire area.
As usual tonight the gym was full of people playing basketball. However I noticed some "new kids", and half-jokingly I commented to Jennifer that we had some visitors. I didn't recognize about 12 kids, and later I noticed some of them wearing Noorvik Bears attire. They were from the neighboring village. It is amazing to me that only after three days I was able to point out the kids that were not from Kiana. I feel as if I am growing rather attached to the Kiana kids.
Before going to bed we met a trooper who is in town for tonight and tomorrow, and is also going to be our neighbor in the school (he gets to sleep in the library). We spoke with him awhile about his job and perspective. I find it so valuable to get many different perspectives and opinions here to get a well-rounded view of teaching in the village from a variety of sources. The more I know, the more people I talk to the better.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Not Just Another Manic Monday
My first day of school! We woke up an hour early so we could shower, eat breakfast, pack, and get out of the SPED room before the teachers and students came in. We met most of the other teachers as they came in, many of whom were not aware we were coming but we are very obvious visitors here.
The principal set us up with the "social studies" teacher (whose classes also include English and Sewing), and the social studies teacher set us up with her 3rd period English students who we will be teaching the entire week. Once students started filing in I still didn't know what to expect but it was great to get to meet them. At the beginning of each class we introduced ourselves and the teacher went around and introduced the students to us as well as their relation to other students that we'd already met. I am trying so hard to remember all the names.
Teaching the seventh grade group was so fun, they had a lot of energy but were so willing to get to work right away. Class sizes are small so classroom management thus far is a piece of cake compared to having thirty kids in on class. We read some poetry, talked about some elements of literature, and in the last bit of time we drew and presented pictures using the imagery from one of the poems. The drawing truly reflected how much each student understood the content of the poem.
The rest of the day went smoothly, and the sewing class was wonderful to observe. The secretary, Arlene, comes down to the classroom and helps the students make "kuspuks" (traditional garment made of lightweight cloth). Many student were at different stages of the sewing projects, but from what I could tell all of the final products are going to be beautiful.
School ended an hour early for a faculty meeting. Afterwards Jennifer and I both fell onto our pullout beds and fell asleep for an hour.
Tonight we had dinner at the house of a teaching couple and their son, it was so nice to eat and talk with them about their experiences. I learned a lot, and we were able to share our perspectives and experiences as well. After dinner we chatted for a long while before heading out on a walk to see "old village". In old village we saw a cemetery in the woods, and a moose down below the bluff.
Before turning in for the night we headed to the gym again to watch a large group of locals playing a game of basketball until the 9 o'clock curfew when the gym is closed for the night.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Day one: had some fun
Surprisingly enough, after hearing that the trip to the grocery store is the highlight of daily life here, we had a day full of some sort of activity at all times. After waking up and toasting our bagels over the stove we took a walk discovering one edge of the village, then turning around and finding the other edge.
Yesterday the village was bustling, so today when we were out and about it was a surprise to only see a couple of people outside. Later we found out that there was a wedding reception yesterday so people are probably sleeping in. It was a beautiful day and we did meet one man on the road, and a friendly little girl in her pink snowsuit calling for her dog. We also saw a white bunny hopping quickly through the forrest.
Shortly after lunch we were visited by one of the teachers who'd met us out at the airport (or rather the landing strip) the day before. We sat around talking for a time before we expressed our hope to try sledding on some of the hills we'd discovered while walking, he offered to go bring us back a sled. He did, and we spent the entire day sledding down these huge hills while he generously snow machined us to the top each time. We did this for hours. It was so much fun. However, the fun did come to an end after many runs, laughs, wipeouts, giant sticks poking out of the ground and punching holes in the sled, riding the sled backwards (to avoid making the hole bigger), bumps and jumps, off-roading (with the sled), triumphant finishes, and fist pumps.
We got back to the school, and the lovely SPED room we call home just in time to make dinner. Afterwards we were joined by another teacher and his dog Sam. He entertained us with his stories about life in the bush and life in general while Sam entertained us with chasing his tail and licking our feet.
I am excited to see what tomorrow will bring as the school comes alive with students and the rest of the teaching staff (all ten of them).
Yesterday the village was bustling, so today when we were out and about it was a surprise to only see a couple of people outside. Later we found out that there was a wedding reception yesterday so people are probably sleeping in. It was a beautiful day and we did meet one man on the road, and a friendly little girl in her pink snowsuit calling for her dog. We also saw a white bunny hopping quickly through the forrest.
Shortly after lunch we were visited by one of the teachers who'd met us out at the airport (or rather the landing strip) the day before. We sat around talking for a time before we expressed our hope to try sledding on some of the hills we'd discovered while walking, he offered to go bring us back a sled. He did, and we spent the entire day sledding down these huge hills while he generously snow machined us to the top each time. We did this for hours. It was so much fun. However, the fun did come to an end after many runs, laughs, wipeouts, giant sticks poking out of the ground and punching holes in the sled, riding the sled backwards (to avoid making the hole bigger), bumps and jumps, off-roading (with the sled), triumphant finishes, and fist pumps.
We got back to the school, and the lovely SPED room we call home just in time to make dinner. Afterwards we were joined by another teacher and his dog Sam. He entertained us with his stories about life in the bush and life in general while Sam entertained us with chasing his tail and licking our feet.
I am excited to see what tomorrow will bring as the school comes alive with students and the rest of the teaching staff (all ten of them).
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Basketball
Jennifer and I took a trip to the gym after dinner. We officially got schooled playing Around the World, All Against All, 2 locals against 2 Fairbanksans.. until we decided to mix it up. Jennifer played with a local boy and the local girl joined my team. My team won! The Jennifers team put up a good fight, but in the end the best team won.
Fairbanks to Kiana, finally!
8:10 Our flight left Fairbanks to Anchorage. I am so anxious to be in Kiana already! Two more stops: Nome and Kotzebue.
4:15 p.m. I’ve started the journey! Today we’ve been in Fairbanks, Anchorage, Nome, and Kotzebue. I’m sitting in Kotzebue airport right now, not exactly the sort of airport that I envision when I think of the word “airport”. It’s a small building, one room; you check your luggage and wait for your flight in the same area. I’m interested to see what the airport in Kiana is like…
Kotzebue is a lot bigger than I imagined, with as many snow machines and four wheelers as cars for transportation. To be completely honest I am surprised that there are so many cars here. When Jennifer and I went exploring we found several interesting buildings but the most interesting thing we saw was a playground with a neighboring cemetery. I don’t think that is socially accepted in larger cities.
It feels strange to be here, it feels foreign yet familiar. It's the Alaska I know and love but it's even more remote than what I've ever seen. I am just trying to absorb my surroundings as much as possible and enjoy this adventure.
6:55 p.m. We made it to Kiana! After my very first small plane ride, and after dropping of Tumi and Sam in Noorvik. We got off the plane, jumped into the bed of a truck, got a tour of the school then a ride to the trading post to get butter. It is absolutely beautiful here, the people are friendly, the weather is wonderful, the school is so nice and new (quite different from the one-room school house image). I feel so fortunate to have this opportunity.
We are now settled into the school where we will be sleeping. There are pull out beds for us to sleep on, a kitchen, bathroom, television, smartboard (not that we are using the last two), I am so impressed with the facility and the village in general. So much of what I see hear is far from what I expected.
Tomorrow we might go snow machining to explore the area. I really hope it happens.
4:15 p.m. I’ve started the journey! Today we’ve been in Fairbanks, Anchorage, Nome, and Kotzebue. I’m sitting in Kotzebue airport right now, not exactly the sort of airport that I envision when I think of the word “airport”. It’s a small building, one room; you check your luggage and wait for your flight in the same area. I’m interested to see what the airport in Kiana is like…
Kotzebue is a lot bigger than I imagined, with as many snow machines and four wheelers as cars for transportation. To be completely honest I am surprised that there are so many cars here. When Jennifer and I went exploring we found several interesting buildings but the most interesting thing we saw was a playground with a neighboring cemetery. I don’t think that is socially accepted in larger cities.
It feels strange to be here, it feels foreign yet familiar. It's the Alaska I know and love but it's even more remote than what I've ever seen. I am just trying to absorb my surroundings as much as possible and enjoy this adventure.
6:55 p.m. We made it to Kiana! After my very first small plane ride, and after dropping of Tumi and Sam in Noorvik. We got off the plane, jumped into the bed of a truck, got a tour of the school then a ride to the trading post to get butter. It is absolutely beautiful here, the people are friendly, the weather is wonderful, the school is so nice and new (quite different from the one-room school house image). I feel so fortunate to have this opportunity.
We are now settled into the school where we will be sleeping. There are pull out beds for us to sleep on, a kitchen, bathroom, television, smartboard (not that we are using the last two), I am so impressed with the facility and the village in general. So much of what I see hear is far from what I expected.
Tomorrow we might go snow machining to explore the area. I really hope it happens.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
A Different Alaska...
Last semester when I found out that I was going to be sent out to a village in remote Alaska I was very excited. After having lived in Alaska for most of my life, and never visiting a single village off of the road system, I am ready to see what life is really like in the village. I have heard many stories, but I am ready to tell my own. The idea of immersing myself in a new culture is fascinating to me and I thrive on those experiences that make the world smaller and make global issues more meaningful. I look forward to that connection with rural Alaska.
Now, as of a week ago, I know where I am going, Kiana, Alaska. After a little research I know a little more about this place that I had never heard of until two weeks ago. Kiana is located on the Kobuk River about 30 miles north of the Arctic Circle, to me it is about as far away from any road system as possible. Kiana is home to about 400 people and approximately 90% are of Inupiaq-Eskimo decent. So on the 20th of this month I am given the opportunity to get to know this community up close for 7 days, I could not be more excited or more at loss to know what to expect out of this experience.
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