Sorry for the pause in my blogs of late, the weather has changed drastically in the past few weeks, so instead of bundling up in the mornings and braving myself for the teen and twenty degree weather, I have been hoping on my bicycle (a beautiful vintage yellow Schwinn varsity) and biking to work. The sunlight has officially returned as well, inching closer and closer to the famed "midnight sun" we are averaging about 17 hours of daylight. Although this is not the first time I have experienced this, during my study abroad experience in Estonia, the "midnight sun" existed as well, but it seemed to have a calming effect on the town; patios were set up, afternoons were spent lazily sitting in the sun, eating Russian dumplings and drinking beers while "studying" for finals. Here this light has a sort of nervous energy that constantly reminds you...."this won't last long, better get off the couch and stay outside for as long as you can". And this is precisely what I am trying to do. My roommate and I have joined a nature class at the creamy turned wildlife refugee every Thursday, I am heading up our garden project at work (still not sure how that one happened seeing as I have a black thumb and tend to kill anything that is green and good when left in my care....I killed a cactus once. A. CACTUS.), and I am spending about as much time as possible on my bike.
The birch trees are slowly waking up and signs of life are all over Fairbanks. People are returning, festivals are happening, and the constant sound of hammering can be heard anywhere in the city. Although we haven't reached the glorious days of summer yet, the break up has not been a disappointment!
Service is going well, the school year is winding down and so is my after school program. Which means I will have plenty of time to write grants and start on my next youth activity, a resource group for young mothers in Fairbanks. I am going to be linking them with agencies throughout Fairbanks to help them stay afloat and raise a healthy child. This is going to last about 6 weeks and then it will be about time for the after school program to start back up. I am also heading up and supervising our youth work experience. I will have the opportunity to go to job sites with youth and make sure they do the designated work that has been assigned to them. I am really excited about this because a lot of the sites are outside town limits and I will finally get to see what Ak looks like outside of Fairbanks.
Well I better return to work. I hope everyone is enjoying the late spring, early summer weather and know that I am very jealous and miss it so!
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