Megan's Alaska Adventures

A week back home and I'm finally sitting down to post for the last time. The flight home was quite the experience. I flew through the night and didn't get much sleep, so by the time I made it home, unpacked, and got settled, I had been up for a full 24 hours. It was really great seeing my parents and my dogs again. All the Christmas decorations were up so the house felt very festive. I also had a few work shifts and it's been nice to see everyone coming back from college. Naturally, everyone is asking me how my semester was. I'm half tempted just to give out the link to my blog just to make it easier. But really this semester has been the best. I had a lot of goals leading up to it. Some I met, some I didn't, but in reality I think my expectations were a little high. I was expecting to go on small trips every weekend and travel all over Alaska. Thinking back, that was really not practical, especially when throwing school into the mix. There are some things I want to

It's finally here! The end of the semester! Finals week went by very slow, as always. I finished up all my finals pretty successfully. I still have a bit more work to do though. I met with my biology professor a few days ago and she's still accepting any homework and exam corrections we want to submit. It was a lot of work, but in the past two days I retook 2 exams, did corrections for one of them, and did a primary literature evaluation all on top of taking the two attempts we're allowed for the final. I still have to complete one more homework assignment and end-of-the-semester survey before my flight tomorrow. Then all I have to worry about is cleaning out my dorm, doing laundry, and finishing packing. And requesting my transcript. And getting Christmas gifts. And getting back on the schedule at work. It's a busy time. I'm really looking forward to going home. I miss my family and my friends from home. I did pack in a good last week of activites though. Obviously

My final week in Alaska is finally here! Coming up is going to be a very boring week of exam-taking and paper-writing. Fortunately for me, I've accomplished a good amount this week to wrap up my time here. I finally made my way up to Fairbanks! Me and a few friends took turns driving for a few hours. We even passed by some moose on the side of the road. Unfortunately for me, I volunteered right when the sun was starting to set and it started to snow. The road conditions were surprisingly okay, but it was very difficult to see since it was pitch black at 5:00. There also weren't many places to stop and switch drivers on the single road to Fairbanks. At least not any that I could see. When I tell you I could only see 20 feet in front of me, I'm not exaggerating. But we got there alive and in one piece.  We went out to get thai food before the activity since we didn't stop for food on the way up, and by the time we got back to the hotel, we had to change into our cold weat