It's August, and it's snowing.

Parts of the tundra grass turn red and orange for a brief autumn.

Looking for lemmings.

This is what it feels like most days.

But I still love her.

Studentism #9 | what's cool

Me: So, this is how you can check your grades online... [shows student]. Pretty cool, huh?
Student: No.
Me: No? Sure it is. You have an app to check your grades. That's cool.
Student: No, discovering planets is cool.

The bar is set high.

pisuaqtuaq | to take a leisurely walk

The view from my classroom window on a foggy day.

caribou skin on the ground

the lagoon

Quya near the graveyard

Slurp.

qaumaniq | beam of light

10:30 P.M. sunset

11:30 P.M. sunset

Studentism #8 | "a very small place my heart"

Me: "*Joe, you gonna be in the Battle of the Books?"
Joe: "No."
Me: "Please! It would make me so happy."
Joe: "But what about my happiness?"
Me: "Fine then..."
Joe: "Don't be sad. You have a special place in my heart. It's just that it's a very small place."

This is a former student of mine, quite literally addicted to reading and witticisms.

*name changed

Studentism #7 | Tongan Snoring

Today I gave a lesson about hyperbole, and one of the examples I gave was "He snores louder than a freight train."

One of my Tongan students said, "Man, that's like every Tongan house."

Love it.

Not to stereotype, but most of the Tongans in Barrow are big, tall, wide, and extremely happy.