To Philly, From Alaska, with love

BoingBoing reader David Miller is a schoolteacher who recently made an unusual decision. He left his job of four years teaching at an inner-city school in Philadelphia to move to the most isolated place in the US. David now teaches grade school kids in an indigenous community in Tuntutuliak, Alaska. He's launched a blog where he chronicles daily life in this very different place. David says,


This entry is about what struck me in the first week- stuff like toilets draining into a pond next to my house, the toilet the burns my poop, that there are no roads in town, stuff like that — Link.

And this entry is about the first comercial venture in the village and the trash that comes with it. (I may expand on it with pictures soon): Link.

Image: Today I took my class outside to search for bugs for a science project. Another difference between here and Philly: you can take your class out of the building without worrying about permission slips, and more importantly, without worrying about anyone getting lost (or going AWOL). Link

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