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House and Classroom

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First Views of Point Lay

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Point Lay, Alaska

This spring I was hired to teach Preschool and Kindergarten at Kali School in Point Lay, Alaska for the 2010-2011 school year. I knew when I accepted the job that it would be an andventure for me and my family. I have now been here for a week and I am loving this adventure we are on. I have had several questions from family and friends about what life is like here. I thought the best place to start would be at the begining: flying to Point Lay, meeting people, our new house, and my very first classroom. After a full week of new hirer training at in Barrow they came and took us to the air port to fly to Point Lay. When we got to the Barrow Airport we were the last ones on our flight to arrive. They instently started checking our lugage. It took me a few minutes to get around all of the bags and people to get to the counter. When I got to the desk I asked if they needed to see my ID. The lady's respons was no and that she knew who I was. Our lugage and all of us were checked...