Walker Alaskan Ranger: End of August

It is the end of August and WOW what a month! I feel quite stronger in many ways. This past week has been interesting. My students are getting adjusted to the new school year. Some students (not necessarily in my class) have expressed their feelings in some unique ways. Several students have runaway from school. The teachers have tried to collaborate on ways to help... Any suggestions? We (the teachers) did have a good idea of having the high school kids go into the elementary classrooms and read to the students. My kids loved seeing the "big kids" and the older students felt good about helping and becoming leaders.

Anyway, in the village I got a chance to go to the store today. It is no Wal-Mart, but there is a good selection! The freezer section is a room with deep freezers lining the walls. We had to open each one to see what was in it. The store organization wasn't very logical. For example, baby diapers were right next to the Jell-O. There was a section of sale items for 99 cents. We saw packages of cookies from February 2009. I decided it was so worth 99 cents to try it to see if they were still good. They were! Lol! I bought 4 more boxes. Here are some examples of the prices of things throughout the store- A 12 ounce can of Shasta coke was $1.50. Cereal was $8-$12. For a pack of 3 pairs of underwear, it was $17. A Country Time bottle of lemonade mix was over $6. A gallon of ice cream was $19. Once again, it is no Wal-Mart.

I love village life! Going to the store was fun. Everyone talks to everyone. People are very friendly. We walk everywhere. When we pass by someone while walking, they will stop and talk or at the very least, wave. It is pretty awesome. :)

The high school kids went on a field trip to catch salmon for the school's cafeteria. This was one of the many bins.