So, I have officially decided that I love Alaska. Things just seem to be getting awesomer and awesomer! (Knock on wood please.) For example, last week I got to go on a retreat with NCADD, the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence. I went as a facilitator, aka camp counselor, and boy it really brought me back to the good ole' days on Whidbey Island. Except instead of making things out of macaroni and singing songs about bears, we held workshops on healthy relationships for at-risk youth. It actually turned out to be a lot of fun though, my group got the most points and earned a pizza party, so that was awesome!! There was only one event that nearly gave me a heart attack. I invited a lonesome kid to bunk next to me in the cabin, explaining to her that I was super cool and her exact reply was, "Why do
adults always think they are so cool?" Whoa, I think I stopped breathing there for a second. Seriously? An adult? I am getting shivers just reliving that. Ok, moving on before I have another episode. On Friday, we all went to the Rocky Horror Picture Show, which was so incredibly fun!! It started out as a discotec, which we all know are right up my alley, and people dressed up all crazy (there was even a Yetti) and threw rice and squirted beer out of squirt guns and whatnot. It snowed that night, which was beautiful, but ended up being an unfortunate walking situation, especially since Juneau is hilly, I was wearing ridiculous shoes, and I am a natural born clumsy. Anyways, this week we are holding AmeriCorps events to get everyone together for a little member development. We have been
smoking salmon that were given to us by the fish hatchery. We started out yesterday (I was wearing my king salmon costume in honor of the event as well as Halloween week) and I have come to the conclusion that fileting salmon is actually a bit trickier than just saying "one fish two fish red fish blue fish." For some reason, I had the notion that I was supposed to cut off the fish's head (which is actually completely unecessary) and of course that almost made me pass out due to the breaking of bones that were involved in the process..... My first salmon ended up looking a tiny bit like a salmon hamburger. Let's just call it a Krabby Patty, which I am led to believe are absolutely scrumptious. I think that this salmon was a little far gone as she had already spawned before she met her demise and was basically a fish zombie. Anyways, after much slimy, stinky, and messy fish-crafting, we mad
e a brine involving about 876 gallons of soy sauce...... I have never in my life seen so much soy sauce. I was at a loss for words. And it made me want sushi. And fried ice-cream. (They have really, really good fried ice-cream at the sushi restaurant in Tempe.) So anyways, today we proceeded to hang the filets/patties out to dry and now they are smoking away. I smell like a fishy campfire, but I think they will end up being rather tasty!! They should be done by tomorrow, so we will see how this debauchle concludes. On another note, everyone here in Juneau is so awesome and I am loving it!! Halloween will be so fun, I can hardly wait to wear my rain boots that I glittered glued with green puffy paint. I love glitter glue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Peace :)
So, I have officially decided that I love Alaska. Things just seem to be getting awesomer and awesomer! (Knock on wood please.) For example, last week I got to go on a retreat with NCADD, the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence. I went as a facilitator, aka camp counselor, and boy it really brought me back to the good ole' days on Whidbey Island. Except instead of making things out of macaroni and singing songs about bears, we held workshops on healthy relationships for at-risk youth. It actually turned out to be a lot of fun though, my group got the most points and earned a pizza party, so that was awesome!! There was only one event that nearly gave me a heart attack. I invited a lonesome kid to bunk next to me in the cabin, explaining to her that I was super cool and her exact reply was, "Why do
adults always think they are so cool?" Whoa, I think I stopped breathing there for a second. Seriously? An adult? I am getting shivers just reliving that. Ok, moving on before I have another episode. On Friday, we all went to the Rocky Horror Picture Show, which was so incredibly fun!! It started out as a discotec, which we all know are right up my alley, and people dressed up all crazy (there was even a Yetti) and threw rice and squirted beer out of squirt guns and whatnot. It snowed that night, which was beautiful, but ended up being an unfortunate walking situation, especially since Juneau is hilly, I was wearing ridiculous shoes, and I am a natural born clumsy. Anyways, this week we are holding AmeriCorps events to get everyone together for a little member development. We have been
smoking salmon that were given to us by the fish hatchery. We started out yesterday (I was wearing my king salmon costume in honor of the event as well as Halloween week) and I have come to the conclusion that fileting salmon is actually a bit trickier than just saying "one fish two fish red fish blue fish." For some reason, I had the notion that I was supposed to cut off the fish's head (which is actually completely unecessary) and of course that almost made me pass out due to the breaking of bones that were involved in the process..... My first salmon ended up looking a tiny bit like a salmon hamburger. Let's just call it a Krabby Patty, which I am led to believe are absolutely scrumptious. I think that this salmon was a little far gone as she had already spawned before she met her demise and was basically a fish zombie. Anyways, after much slimy, stinky, and messy fish-crafting, we mad
e a brine involving about 876 gallons of soy sauce...... I have never in my life seen so much soy sauce. I was at a loss for words. And it made me want sushi. And fried ice-cream. (They have really, really good fried ice-cream at the sushi restaurant in Tempe.) So anyways, today we proceeded to hang the filets/patties out to dry and now they are smoking away. I smell like a fishy campfire, but I think they will end up being rather tasty!! They should be done by tomorrow, so we will see how this debauchle concludes. On another note, everyone here in Juneau is so awesome and I am loving it!! Halloween will be so fun, I can hardly wait to wear my rain boots that I glittered glued with green puffy paint. I love glitter glue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Peace :)
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