Happy March!

I know that it has been awhile!! I have been so busy with work!! I guess I will just update with some pictures! I will start with some Unalaska pictures:

This is the plane that I rode to get there! It was very loud!

 

They handed us these earplugs when we got on the plane. They were seriously an ear-saver.

So I was sitting at a stop sign and took the above and below pictures. There is a bridge that separates Unalaska from Dutch Harbor. Notice how the above picture (Unalaska) is completely sunny and the below picture (Dutch Harbor) was completely cloudy. It was so weird to look left and right and have such different weather!

Dutch Harbor/ Unalaska was very interesting. I found that it is a lot like other communities that are isolated, there is a sense of community. The area and population were not small at all, but almost everyone I met knew that I was on the island before I actually met them. I stopped by the police department, unexpected, to get a police report and the police chief said "Oh I heard you were here"! So funny! The trip was quick, I was only there for a day really. Office of Children's Services (where I work) has an office space here but it has not been regularly inhabited for a long time! It was very dusty and the calenders were all open to September 2009! I was instructed not to turn on the computers because it would take a long time for them to update since they have not been on for a long time! It is April's turn to make the trek to the island, so I may not be back for a bit.

Northern Lights!! Homer has been having strong solar flares and resulting in this beauty! I can't take the credit for taking this picture but it was gorgeous to see in person!!

   After the trip, I spent the next two weeks in Homer. Matt, our new worker was on a two week break from training so I got to have him tag along with me on my cases. It was great! I wish that we always worked in pairs!! We went over to Nanwalek again and then made a pit stop in Port Graham. Here is another photo of the tiny airplane. I still love them.

Then on Monday, I escorted a teen on my workload to her mom's house in Kansas City, Kansas. In three days I flew to 10 different cities (Anchorage, Juneau, Wrangle, Petersburg, Ketchikan, Seattle, Chicago, Kansas City, Minneapolis, and Homer) , flew on 11 different flights, and flew on 4 different airlines (Era, Alaska, American, and Delta). I stayed the night in Ketchikan and Kansas City. American Airlines lost my luggage so I didn't have any of my stuff when I stayed in Kansas but luckily I was staying at the Hilton and they gave me all the toiletries I needed. It was a lot of travel but I really like traveling. I was sitting in Minneapolis and I realized why I like airports. I think it is because normally when you are there, it is because you are going somewhere exciting. Going to the airport means that there is an adventure is waiting or someone you love is at the other side. Thankfully in a week, my flights will be taking me to people I love. Next Friday, I will make an overnight trek to DFW and will be home for 2 weeks! Oh I can't wait!! Sophie is coming too! I feel like this next week will feel like finals week in college because I have so much to do before I am off work for two weeks but then I will be on vacation! Yayyyyy!!