Samantha D

Alaska Is

Alaska is pure. Its beauty is like no others. From its mountains to rivers and lakes, its unique, unlike any other state. Alaska is my happy place and couldn’t imagine a summer with out being here.

Final Reflections

Coming to Alaska for my second time, I was worried I was going to be bored. Seeing all the same mountains and doing all the same things all over again, just this time being called a Junior Leader. Once I got up here and smelled that fresh Alaskan Air, I knew that I was wrong. This place never gets boring. All the snow covered mountains and rivers and wild life have no comparison to Marshall Michigan. It’s fresh.
            Alaska is not just some state that has a lot of bears and moose. It has stories, meanings around every bend in the road. Native people telling hunting stories, and sharing some of their culture with us. People opening up their homes to us and telling us about their life.
            This is not just a place you can go for a vacation. It’s a place you go to get away for the crazy world we live in and take a second and look at all God has provided us with. This beautiful land is being taken for granted, but I know that while I am here I will absorb as much of it as I can because Alaska is my true home.