tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89894531237890490222024-03-12T22:24:37.669-07:00Baby AlaskaJennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.comBlogger74125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-35939567339429780122013-12-28T17:21:00.000-08:002013-12-28T17:21:07.911-08:00So much time has passed...<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I don't even remember the last time I wrote and I apologize for leaving you all hanging! October flew by at school with Halloween being the main event. I dressed up for three days because I love the holiday so very much. I was little red riding hood, a minion from Despicable Me, and a spider lady with a tutu and giant spider clipped in my hair. We had a parade at school with the Kinders and I didn't lose anyone in the process this year. Last year a few kids got misplaced in other classrooms as we paraded around. Our party was delicious and full of sugar. I made jello for my kids and deviled eggs for the adults. Parents brought in cupcakes, cookies, popcorn balls, and lots of candy. Last year I think I had 12 dozen cupcakes, but this year was much more manageable with the cupcake quantity. </span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">As soon as the halloween party was over I was on the plane headed home. The decision to come home was not an easy one or a cheap one. My flight cost over $1500, but being home with my family to mourn a lost member was worth all of it. I slept in airports and had a sore back for about a week, but if I had not gone home I would have regretted it my entire life. I got to see my family for five days and it was good to be home, even under less than desirable circumstances. I made it back to Nome and back to school missing only two days. Thankfully I have an aide in my class that is a certified teacher and she led my class wonderfully. </span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">November brought Kimmy back to Nome for Thanksgiving. We got to spend a week together over the holiday. We went out to eat and went black Friday shopping downtown and rode around on my four wheeler. It was a lot of fun having her here. I made my very first holiday meal. We had a full chicken, potatoes, stuffing, and corn. I even had to dig the guts out of the chicken; the most disgusting thing I have ever done! Food was delicious and the sister time was great too. After a week I put her back on the plane to Minnesota and cried as she waved goodbye through the security checkpoint. </span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">The three weeks of school in December flew by and before I could blink our vacation started. I was the director of the kindergarten holiday music show again this year. We sang holiday classics: Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Jingle Bells, and We Wish You A Merry Christmas. We also had three eskimo dances we preformed and sang a song in Inupiaq. The kids did an amazing job despite the uphill battle to get 66 five year olds to stand in one place on the risers. Everyone sang and danced and looked so adorable in their holiday attire. Families cam in and filled the gym to watch their little ones perform and we had a post concert party in our classrooms. Parents came in and we had cake, cupcakes, juice, and candy canes. It was a great afternoon. We had decorated our room red and green with a paper Christmas tree and paper lights hanging from the ceiling. It was beautiful, although a lot of work! </span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I didn't make any surprise appearances in Minnesota this year for the holidays and it was very hard to be here in Nome. I went home at the end of October so I didn't go home in December. I was housesitting in town for a lady with a rabbit. Rabbits are definitely the smelliest animals ever. The whole apartment smells like bunny and it carries hay all over the house. I think I vacuumed five times in three days! It also eats paper so there is shredded paper under the couch and bed so it can hide and munch all day/night. I decided not to sleep there because it smells funny and gets very cold there at night. I also have my Olive to snuggle with at my apartment. I spent Christmas snoozing on the couch watching movies waiting for my mail from home to arrive. Maybe it will come next week....I continue to wait! I got a few cards in the mail from home, but the exciting boxes have not arrived. We had a week where no mail came in to town so I am sure they are still backed up. Hopefully other people got their presents in time for Christmas. </span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I miss home a lot and can't wait to see my family. I love Nome so much, but it would be a lot better if I had people here. My group of friends just don't make up for everyone back home that I am missing. Kimmy was here a month ago and my daddy is coming soon. I keep dreaming that he surprises me at school, I obviously miss daddy a lot! Maybe because I don't talk to him on the phone as much as I talk to my mom. I wish Nome wasn't 3,000 miles from home. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span>Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-6123787797811845422013-10-05T13:44:00.003-07:002013-10-05T13:44:46.828-07:00Mobile!<span style="color: orange; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Woohoo! I got a four wheeler and I am mobile! I have only ridden it a few times because I really want a helmet before I actually ride it. I've gone into town once and just down the dirt road a mile or so. I will feel much better with a helmet. Not that I think I am going to crash or anything but it is comfortable knowing I am safer with a helmet protecting my noggin! And I know my mama will be happier too with a helmet on my head. I bought a 2005 Polaris Sportsman 500 from a woman at school. I didn't want to buy one from a stranger and have it blow up on me or break down a week later. The woman's husband works on wheelers too so if I need help with anything he will help me out. Awesome deal! I am pretty excited to be able to go to the store or the beach when I want. I love independence. </b></span>Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-22986504201242860802013-09-25T16:24:00.001-07:002013-09-25T16:28:06.237-07:00Back and forth and exhausted<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Well I am a month into school and I am still exhausted every day. I have too many kids in my little classroom. I literally have no extra room if more kids come like they usually do in October and November. My cubbies are full and so are my tables and there is no room to even add a table. I'm crossing my fingers that no more come! Even with so many kids they still are very well behaved. Much much better than last years kids. There are a couple of movers and shakers that I am still trying to wrangle in and calm down. There is an overly aggressive little boy that tends to fight a lot and has been sent home a few times this year because he actually rips skin off other kids. Yikes!! The majority of my kids are great listeners and have adjusted well to kindergarten expectations. I am constantly moving though. I don't even have a minute to pee these days! My feet are always sore because I never sit down. Someone always needs help with something and I am running around trying to get everyone situated all day long. I miss my little class from last year. I guess it is true, my first class will always be my favorite, even though they were crazy. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Besides school I am loving the Nome life once again. The snow has already started falling and the mountains are covered and beautifully white. The kids love staring at the snow so I have been closing the blinds in our room so they are more focused on our work. I am still living outside of town and I am definitely getting bored with that. There is a loose bear out by my apartment that has not only destroyed our dumpster but also broken a car window and tipped over other property causing a ruckus. I am scared to take the garbage out with a 7 foot grizzly lurking around. The police thought it would be a great idea to shoot it with a handgun. Dumb. Now there is a slightly wounded and pissed off bear lurking around. I think it is time I move back to town. First foxes, then wolves, now bears? Time for me to get back to civilization where only dogs roam the streets. But where to live? That is the question. I don't have anyone to move into town with so I will be by myself. And finding a place for me AND olive is proving much harder than one would think. She's a 10 lbs cat, why is that such a big deal? People have 100 lbs dogs here! The last thing I need is to be mauled by a bear but I need to bring olive with me wherever I go. I am searching! Hopefully I can find a little place to call my own and then I won't have to move anymore. Living outside of town with these roommates is really driving me crazy. They are just too putsy for me to handle. It shouldn't take 90 minutes to get ready for school in the morning! But apparently it does. Without transportation of my own I am trapped waiting for them each morning to get ready to go to school and I cannot come in and work during the weekend unless they come in. I strongly dislike relying on people! I gotta get out before I smack them both upside the head. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Oh, and I also met a wonderful young eskimo guy :) haha details about that later </span></div>
Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-66475680927453772882013-08-26T10:48:00.000-07:002013-08-26T10:48:11.864-07:00Polar plunge!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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And then my camera fell in the water so I don't actually have any of me in the water, BUT I did swim!Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-14047154405211115272013-08-26T10:45:00.000-07:002013-08-26T10:45:11.071-07:00Berry picking trip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b> This is one of the coolest rocks that you see on the drive to Teller. This group of rocks is formed to the shape of a house. When you are driving up to it you would think it is a small camp, but it is just rock. The natives say that if you drive up slowly at night when it is dark you will see the little creatures that live in the house. Supposedly they have bright little eyes that you can see in the night. </b></span></div>
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<br />Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-34065043886937906492013-08-19T21:08:00.000-07:002013-08-19T21:08:00.736-07:00Work work work<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Before school starts this year I thought it best to get my flu shot and tb test. The flu shot was given by some yahoos from medical school who really did not make me feel very good about getting poked in the lobby area of the hospital. No tears though. I didn't realize when I signed up for the tb test that they would inject a serum just under the skin in my arm creating a disgusting bubble that eventually oozed moments later. How disgusting! It made me queasy just thinking about it. I asked for a bandage and they said it had to be left uncovered for the test to work. 48 hours later I am proud to say I do not have TB!</b></span><br />
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I spent 9 long hours working at school today, but I cannot really tell you what I accomplished. I feel like I did nothing but run around in circles. My boards are already done. My name tags are made. Cubby labels were already done. What do I have left to do? I must have altered and finalized and altered and refinalized my class list 5 times today. The final count (as of 5pm today) for my class is 20 kids! I have been assured that more will be added in the next few days as people come back from their camps and turn in their registration. YIKES! More than 20 five year olds sounds way overwhelming. I don't even have enough seats for more than 20! I guess I better start looking for tables and chairs. Tomorrow is back to school night which means I have to be decent looking when I leave my place at 8am and still look decent at 5pm. I'm thinking it will be a good day to wear a dress. Don't worry Aunties, my dress goes past my knees and I will be wearing flats. Once my cupboards are packed and tables are cleared off I will be set to put out name tags and I should basically be done. All that is left is planning for the first few weeks of school! It is already here! Ahhhh I've missed my classroom. I am sure I will feel differently in a few weeks when I spend most of my waking hours hidden away cleaning up and shuffling papers around. </b></span>Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-88566986934684334652013-08-18T11:39:00.000-07:002013-08-19T20:59:23.897-07:00And we begin year 2<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After a summer in Minnesota, I am back in Nome, Alaska for another school year. I had a great time at home with my family and my friends. I didn't enjoy the heat so much, but I kept busy and that was great. I went to four Twins games and did lots of shopping. I did the Relay for Life with my team and I happily did not do 26 miles again. It was a great trip home, but I am glad to be back in Nome. My flights were great and I made it back in just under 12 hours. Since being back it has been beautiful most days. August, as usual, is a bit rainy and wet in Alaska. The ocean and mountains are as wonderful as when I left! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've already made a trip to Teller and the Pilgrim Hot Springs since I've gotten back at the end of July. The road to Teller was a bit muddy because it was raining, but I managed to pick berries for the first time! I got about a gallon of salmon berries in the hour I was galavanting around the tundra. The hot springs were way to hot! 120 degrees is to hot to get into, but I happily did some exploring in the areas around the hot springs. I was covered in mosquito bites at the end of that 7 hour trip, but it was a great trip! </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We had our inservice last week at school and it was terribly boring. I am not good at sitting and listening to other people talk for 8 hours. I did a lot of doodling and brought some stuff I wanted to get done in prep for my kids to come to school. My room is mostly ready. It is the cleanest looking kindergarten classroom at our school right now. It actually looks like a classroom and not a storage space. My bulletin boards are up and beautifully decorated. All my name tags and cubby labels are made and ready to be laminated. I was being a nice person and helping a new teacher put up a bulletin board, she had never put one up before, when I hurt myself. I jumped off the counter as I always do, but this time I landed less than gracefully and twisted my ankle pretty bad. I thought I had broken it because it still hurt like crazy and I couldn't walk two hours after so I went to the ER. I had X-rays done and there were no visible fractures so that is good. I got an air cast and crutches to use. After a few days I gave up on the crutches but I am still wearing my air cast. I am just glad I got most of my hard work done before I hurt myself. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our staff went swimming in the Bering Sea on Friday and it was so great! Last year when we swam it was overcast and misting and the water was very cold. This year the sun was shining and the water was much warmer. I swam for quite a while out in the Bering. The cool water felt great on my ankle, getting out of the water was a different story. The waves pull you back in and the sand crumbles beneath your feet so it was a bit difficult for me to gimp out. We had hot dogs and brats afterward on the beach and a great big fire too. It was a beautiful day and I was happy to finally be able to go swimming. </span><br />
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Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-16867591915883787692013-06-13T08:35:00.003-07:002013-06-13T08:35:35.880-07:00Teller, Alaska<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #134f5c; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">On May 30th I took a drive with my native friend Francis...he is 72 years old...to Teller, Alaska. The dirt road is 72 miles of bumps and dips through the Alaskan bush. There isn't much to do for the two hour drive except look around. Teller itself isn't very exciting. It is a town much smaller than Nome, if that is even imaginable! The trip isn't about the destination, it is about the path that gets you there. There is no reason to hurry, especially on these dirt roads. Some spots are great for driving and some spots are half washed away by the nearby creeks and rivers that are breaking up. It was a slow bumpy road and sometimes it was like driving on ice because the sandy road was so slippery. I saw reindeer and ptarmigan (the Alaska state bird) on the drive up. In downtown Teller I saw seal and beautiful blue ice water. There were loons and gulls flying too. Not like the loons on MN lakes. They aren't as beautiful and don't make the loon sound we all know! I spent the day with Francis at his brother's house. I saw his fish "camp" which is only 3 blocks from his regular house. His "camp" has no running water and currently no heat. Most houses in this area have honey buckets and pumps and reservoirs of water into the house. I cannot imagine! His brother is just as much native as Francis and possibly speaks less english. I am used to listening to the mumblings of an old eskimo so I could still understand most of what he said. His wife (a white woman) made goose and chicken for dinner with yellow potatoes. On the drive home I got to see moose again. I saw a small group in the fall and on the way home from Teller I saw a mama moose in the river and a new baby emerged from the willow bushes to join her for a drink. I was SO happy to see them. They were absolutely beautiful. A short 12 hours after we returned from Teller the road was completely washed out at one bridge close to Wooley Lagoon (if you feel like googling that!). The ice jams broke apart the colverts and washed away a 20 foot section of the road. People were stuck either in Teller or in Nome unable to pass by the 40 mile mark of the road. It took about a week to fix and now it is driveable again. </span><br />
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Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-37783337891346816772013-06-12T18:33:00.001-07:002013-06-12T18:33:40.803-07:00Ice out<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
In June the ice finally went out in Nome. It happened all at once overnight. I don't know how it happens. I don't quite understand how it just disappears. There is no way it melts overnight. All thats left are a few random iceburgs left. Where does it go? Nome went from crab pots and tomcodding to gold dredgers. </div>
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<br />Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-69040832672202581022013-05-10T18:05:00.000-07:002013-05-10T18:05:04.163-07:00My new Nome home<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So I moved into my new apartment with my new roomies! It is a nice three bedroom one bath place. We have completely new appliances and floors. We have awesome blackout curtains that make it look like a moonless night whenever they are closed. I could sleep for days in this darkness! My bed is on the floor because my bed frame shipped to MN for some reason. But all my stuff is here! I'm getting more storage from amazon so everything will have a place instead of being stacked in piles around my room. I like it though! Much quieter than being in the city. I like seeing the mountains in the morning. Absolutely beautiful!</div>
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<br />Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-65183298524910025962013-05-06T19:01:00.000-07:002013-05-06T19:01:07.208-07:00Hit the ground running<br />
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<span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: small;"><b>This year when I came to Nome I felt myself enter survival mode. I was in a completely new place with people absolutely unknown to me. My experience getting here was a difficult one and I hit the ground running. My school year started the day after I landed. I met the kids, parents, and other staff all in one burst of excitement. Looking back, I know the school year started off as me trying to assimilate into my new surroundings. I was learning more about my environment than my students were and I was trying to take it all in so fast I swept certain things under the rug completely. I was new, fresh, and trying to fit in. Things as simple and necessary as routine and expectations were skipped over in my attempt to keep running and not fall. As the year dwindles now I see mistakes were made on my part. I have spent the year trying to catch up and rein in the difficulties that are a result of my ill formed expectations and procedures at the beginning of the school year. Despite the shortcomings on my part, I have learned a great deal. I know better now how I would like to start next year. I have a much better understanding of how to manage a larger class than I am used to as well as interacting with more opinionated parents; I am a young white woman stepping into a largely native population with a strong backing from elders. I was given several opportunities to enroll in classes and read books about classroom and behavior management. I am grateful for the materials and mentoring I have been given this past year. I am still struggling because once misbehaviors are learned and haven’t been dealt with, they are hard to overcome and break down. My students are not terrible, they have grown a great deal the last few months, but they still need to grow. I am attempting to rein in their behaviors these final weeks of kindergarten. I am trying to instill more mature behaviors that have been lacking because my expectations were not always clear throughout the year. These students have grown significantly since the fall; many have complete knowledge of their letters, numbers, and sounds, each of my students knows their alphabet, shapes, and colors, and many can add and subtract with ease. I am proud of my students. My pride is lacking in myself because I let so much slide by me at the beginning of the school year. My goals are clear for next year. </b></span></span></div>
Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-65235175869593422502013-04-16T20:00:00.000-07:002013-04-16T20:00:45.154-07:00CRAB<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-18547725386492110702013-04-16T19:56:00.000-07:002013-04-16T19:56:04.857-07:00Nome Home<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #674ea7; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I have a new Nome Home! I haven't yet moved in, but my things are packed and I am ready to go May 1! I am moving back out to the base of the mountains near where I was when I first moved to Alaska. I weighed my options and decided that I like being out there more than I like being in town. It is so beautiful out there by the mountains. I will miss being so close to the beach, but now I can hike the mountain instead of the beach. I am moving into a three bedroom apartment with two different teachers. They are super funny and I think they will be great to live with. They have a little dog and I will have my little kitty with me too. I have ordered a bed and believe it or not, it comes to me rolled up in a giant duffle bag. How does that work? I am not sure but it is a spring mattress and apparently very comfortable based on the dozens of reviews I read on different websites. It is incredibly hard to find places that will ship direct to Nome. Most places don't ship to Alaska unless they are based in Alaska. It is crazy to get household items up here. I am excited though. I need to get a vehicle and I have been looking into getting a jeep wrangler from another teacher who is leaving at the end of this year. I would love a jeep! I've always wanted one anyway and one up here would be so fantastic. My life is once again in boxes and ready to move. I hope to never move again so much the rest of my life. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #351c75; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span>Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-90389317640776347842013-03-25T23:15:00.002-07:002013-03-25T23:15:20.977-07:00Fresh sea food?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-55454414119629006772013-03-25T23:03:00.003-07:002013-03-25T23:03:39.541-07:00Homeless?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>A month ago one roommate moved out. I don't actually know why she moved out, but she did when I was in Anchorage for the weekend with the other roomie. I think she moved out because the remaining roomie has a beast of a dog that tears everything apart. He is about as well behaved as Marley of Marley and Me. Ask anyone that knows the dog...he is terrible. He doesn't listen to anything because he is never disciplined by his mama. So she is gone. Now after the return of roomie from her trip to Anchorage for cheerleading she has decided that she doesn't want to live in Nome next year, she wants to move to the big city. I had enough trouble trying to find a roommate to move in with us, now I need to find a place for me! I have to move my stuff AGAIN because finding two roommates will be to hard. The trouble with Nome is that there is no housing. People don't really move out of town so the options are extremely extremely limited. It is amazing that we found this house. So I contacted some people I know from school who have connections with people in town who have rental properties. I am now on the radar of some different people for a place to live. I will move asap. We all know I can move quick! I moved to Alaska in three short days for goodness sake! I've got my boxes still (Thanks for the tip Aunty Karla!) they are just flat under my bed. I also have people this time to help me since I've been here for long enough to make some friends :) I would love to move before May! I need to find a place by May 1st otherwise I will end up having to pay the full rent and utilities for this monster of a house all by myself for the month of June. That does not sound fun! Small towns make it easy for making friends and extremely hard for finding places to live. Maybe I will buy a tent and live on the beach! I wouldn't mind living in someones fish camp but I would definitely need a vehicle to get me 3 miles out of town and back! Some of those fish camps are mighty nice and right on the ocean. But seriously, I need somewhere to live. Nothing gets on my nerves here, except the unknown living situation. I think my blood pressure has increased ridiculously just today. I'll let you know where I end up! Cross your fingers for me</b></span>Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-53804635856957565002013-03-25T22:46:00.002-07:002013-03-25T22:46:42.168-07:00Iditarod<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I survived my first Iditarod here in Nome! I saw 8 of the 54 finishing teams. A lot came in throughout the night while I was sleeping and I had a pretty bad head cold so I slept a lot throughout the days all week. I saw some of the great Nome sights during Iditarod. I saw the snow sculpting contest and went to the different art shows and sales. There were so many people in town it was kind of bizarre. You can tell the people that aren't from Alaska. I've only been here a short while but being from a northern state I blend well. These people are dressed head to toe like they are living in the wilderness of Russia in the middle of winter. Everyone has on the most expensive brand new gear and is clearly overdressed. It was just funny because it was so nice during Iditarod. I had a lot of fun even with my head cold. </span><br />
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<br />Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-24982277543732712842013-03-03T22:23:00.002-08:002013-03-03T22:27:23.405-08:00Fur Rondy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I have been to Anchorage! The Fur Rondy festival was so much fun. I don't think I have ever done so much in one day in my whole life. We went snow shoeing, had lunch, walked around Anchorage, ran with reindeer, had sushi, and saw a movie. My oh my I was exhausted. Anchorage was so gorgeous though! Being downtown is much like being downtown St. Paul or Minneapolis with an added backdrop of beautiful mountains. I love mountains! Anchorage may just be the next place on my list to work! Or somewhere near by so I could drive into the city. </div>
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Moose Meadow where I went snow shoeing </div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">Our Valentine's Day was filled lots of sugar and laughter. We had a wonderful party at school for the last hour of the day. We sorted and graphed candy hearts, made heart puzzles, practiced writing hearts, wrote love notes to our parents, and did lots and lots of art projects. I got a GIANT chocolate chip cookie from one of my kids:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;"> And we made a poster to send home to my family in Minnesota:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #cc0000;">We had a lot of fun on Valentine's Day. I was able to stretch out the theme all week. We talked about being friends and caring about other people. It helped review our class and school rules/procedures. It was a great day and a great week. My kids had a countdown to Valentine's Day too. They would individually count the days on our calendar until the party. They started it all on their own without my input and I was so proud of them. They are becoming very independent and it makes my life easier! They are still constantly talking to me and calling my name. All day long "Miss Beltz, teacher, teacher, Miss Beltz, teacher teacher" everything seems so quiet when they leave :) I love them though. Each day, good or bad, is another day we made it through together. I love my job</span> </div>
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<br />Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-29163732668732022242013-03-01T11:23:00.001-08:002013-03-01T11:23:43.272-08:00Running with reindeer<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #f1c232; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>I am flying out! I am headed to Anchorage with my roomie to run with reindeer in the Fur Rondy festival that starts out the Iditarod. I will be running tomorrow afternoon wearing neon tights and shorts with my super awesome new hangover t shirt that Kimmy sent me. I may or may not also have a side pony tail. Don't worry, I will be video taping so you all can see. I am flying out tonight on flight 153 and will return on Sunday on flight 152. I am excited to go to Anchorage. Civilization. Restaurants. Movies. Stores. It is going to be great! We are staying at my roommates families house just outside of Anchorage so we don't have to pay for a hotel. Great deal! I'm just hoping that I don't get hit in the butt by a reindeer antler! Wish me luck and speed on the streets of Anchorage! It will be nice and warm in the big city! I won't have to gear up like I do when I am in Nome:</b></span><br />
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<br />Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-80542590230641692332013-02-05T20:45:00.001-08:002013-02-05T20:45:37.855-08:00Dog Sledding<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">I saw my first dog sled race! It was more of a warm up than a race. A 7 mile loop around the mountain side. It took about an hour and I stood there in a foot of snow waiting in the cool sunshine to see their return. The teams take off one by one so the dogs don't get tangled and play with one another. They all come back one by one, winners are decided by the time it took them. Each team has a timer so it isn't really a sprint at the end or anything. </span><br />
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<br />Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-25494907958936184182013-02-05T20:35:00.000-08:002013-02-05T20:35:05.220-08:00Ranting not raving<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #990000;">My newest pet peeve: people with dogs who don't give a shit what their dog does and totally babies them at the same time. It is like this dog could never do anything wrong. He bites someone and somehow it is the persons fault. He humps someone and she laughs. This dog could attack someone and she would watch it happen and laugh. Apparently he is such a good dog but all he does is tear the world apart. I am sick of watching him and watching him be a a menace. I am supposed to watch him 100% of the time but not even his owner watches him that much. When someone is allergic to dogs you should put your dogs in their crate when the person comes to visit. Isn't that common sense? But no this dog climbs all over and causes hives and the inability to breathe. Why is this funny? He is not a good dog. He is not a dog I want to watch or play with. I do not want to be responsible for him. I thoroughly enjoy my house when he is not here. Nothing gets chewed on. I don't have to shove him off counters or tables. It is wonderful. Stupid giant dog. UGH</span>Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8989453123789049022.post-4793964631503446302013-02-01T18:24:00.003-08:002013-02-01T18:24:47.151-08:00Susukpin<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>What are you going to do? I have been so busy I forget to take time to write to everyone! So in the last forever amount of days since I wrote you there has been a lot going on. There was not only MAP testing at school but I also had literacy testing to do the last few weeks. It is terribly boring. I can only test one kid at a time so there is really only a few options to keep the rest of the kids busy: movies or free time. My classroom is a zoo! </b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>At home I have been knitting like crazy. I learned some new stitches: stockinette and moss. I made some new wash cloths and I am working on a hat. Knitting in a round is painful because there is no good spot to end so I am stuck knitting for hours. It is very time consuming but I love it. I like all my yarn I've gotten and I'm excited for my projects. I am going to finish my hat and then make a headband, mittens, socks, and another hat. I have to learn how to make flowers too! </b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b>The weather has been fantastic here! The other day it was extremely windy, I almost fell over on the walk to school! We had a blizzard watch but nothing came of it. The ocean keeps freezing and the wind shoves all the ice to shore leaving more open water that freezes over night. It is amazing how many huge rifts of brilliant blue ice there are out there. I saw my first real life dogsledder last weekend too! The weather has been so nice and it is getting close to iditarod so the mushers are starting to train. I saw them on the tundra and also on the ice! It is crazy how smooth they run and go over the bumps of the tundra and weave through the ice rifts. I am beyond excited to see them come into town for the real event!</b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><b>I went back to the beach today. The sun was out and it was amazing! Despite the beautiful sun shining high in the sky the wind was insane. There are gusts of about 22mph today so it feels very cold out there on the wide open ocean. The sun is staying up much later than it was just a few short weeks ago. The sun is still out when I walk home from school and while I make dinner. It starts getting light out a lot earlier too. It is great to see the sun again. 3 hours of sunshine weren't enough especially because we went several days with 100% cloud cover. I made it through the darkest days of the year! It wasn't that horrible either. The darkness brought out the bright stars and northern lights. Every cloud has a silver lining!</b></span>Jennifer Beltzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14083268749382139051noreply@blogger.com0