Our first night in Alaska!
Time flew by while we waited for our Delta flight to
board. Leaving around 5:40pm CST, the
plane ride was a little less than six hours.
While the seating was slightly cramped, everyone enjoyed the
complementary entertainment including free movies, television shows, music, and
games which made the plane ride seem a lot shorter than six hours. Some popular films students watched include Frozen, American Hustle, Anchorman 2,
and Saving Mr. Banks.
We arrived to the quaint Anchorage airport to purple, snow
topped mountains and the smell of fresh air with a hint of Cinnabon. Also, we
were welcomed by the sun, sitting bright and low on the horizon. I type this post in the evening of our first
day. My computer, still on Central Standard Time, states that it is 1:30
AM. However, the sun is out, and since
there is a time difference of three hours, our internal clocks with need some
adjusting. The sun finally “set” at 2 AM.
Upon reaching the baggage claim in the airport, we were
greeted by two Irish gentlemen, Jerry and Noel, who are recent college
graduates and also volunteers at Hope. They
drove us to the Hope housing where we will be staying for two weeks. We are residing in one of two, single story,
townhome style houses with numerous dorm style rooms in the house. Numerous Irish students are living in the other
house across the driveway. So far, they
have been incredibly friendly and I believe we will all get along well!
Tomorrow we have a meet and greet planned with the Hope
staff, and we will also be visiting two museums.
Image courtesy of https://www.hopealaska.org/
