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So, tomorrow I head out for three weeks. First to Kotzebue. Look at this map on the western edge. Way up, above the Arctic circle. I have never been away from home for this long and I must admit that I am nervous. Kotzebue can be described as a Native village of just over 3000 people. See http://kotzpdweb.tripod.com/city/index.html for more info. It is "damp" so there is no place to drink or o go I am told. It will be cold. I will be living at the back of a trailer in a room that is 125 square feet. Hell, it should be the adventure of a lifetime. What is best about it is that I come back from Kotz and almost immediately head to Las Vegas to see Jeremy, whom I miss intensely. The last six months of my life have been filled with incredibly intense emotions. Thankfully, my depression is now in full retreat and I am actively hunting down stragglers. Even so, I can only wonder what it will be like to sit in 10x12 room in a tiny village where I know no one. I am excited and scared. I am taking the .300 win mag as the limit is 5 caribou per day. Yes, per day. Maybe I will find a way to get out and find some. I hope this trip is worth it: there are those here whom I will miss intensely. I'll write soon with pictures of my great northern adventure. The State has finally unblocked the computers for its lawyers so I hope to be able to blog from Kotzebue.

Full post as published by A Public Defender's Life in Alaska on February 02, 2008 (boomark / email).