Hello world! I'm in Bethel, Alaska! I've been here two weeks today and it's been certainly interesting so far. Here's what I'm up to:
I joined the Jesuit Volunteer Corps Northwest, went through orientation in Oregon, met my 6 housemates, flew to Alaska, tried not get lost in our town of one paved road, and began my job. I am a legal advocate at the Tundra Women's Coalition, an advocacy organization and shelter working on cultivating nonviolence in interpersonal relationships (i.e. diminishing the frequency and increasing the healing in relationships suffering from domestic violence and sexual assault) here in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. So far, I really like my job, though the subject is certainly difficult. I have great co-workers and fun housemates and I'm excited to become a part of this community! It's already begun.... I have an Alaska driver's license, we eat a lot of salmon, and I know one word in Yupik: Quyana (it means "thank you", a good one to know I think). Anyway, just wanted to let y'all know I still exist. Hope everything is well downstates!
