Alaska 2012

Well, I made it back from Alaska 2012!  It was another year of having a lot of time off and not making as much money as hoped.  Here are some of most memorable experiences of the summer:

We ate a lot of pizza.  Whenever we’d go to the mess hall and something gross was for dinner, we’d say “it’s a pizza day!“  We’d call No Name Pizza, the cheaper of the 2 pizza places in Valdez.  No Name Pizza became very familiar with the Peter Pan employees and they hated us.  One night we ordered some cheese sticks, and we’re all very convinced that No Name put something in there.  Everyone that ate the cheese sticks had issues that night and the next day haha.

The funniest thing to me was seeing people from different worlds clashing.  We had people that had been sheltered their whole life working with kids with fake ID’s, swearing every-other word, and partying every day we had off.

the crew

This probably seems dumb, but it’s one of the coolest things that ever happened at work.  The power completely went out in the factory, and it was really exciting!  The power was out for about 45 minutes and we all got paid to hang out for a while.  Doing repetitive jobs a long time makes you appreciate the little things I guess.

I’d say this was the craziest things I did all summer I think.  We jumped off the 25 ft ferry docks into the Alaska ocean! Yes it was really cold, but how many people can say they’ve done that?  I’m glad I can say I’ve done it.

I brought a mini-cruiser board to Alaska this year, and it was the smartest thing I’ve ever done.  Boarding was how I got away from everyone and just had some quality time to cruise around and think.  One time I was riding at midnight (it’s still bright outside at that time) and I came across a group of at least 15 bunnies just chilling on a trail.  As I rode passed them, they all scattered and it was totally awesome.  That might’ve been one of those things that you appreciate only because you’re stuck in a small town for so long haha.



And of course, we had some fun with the company's leftover industrial saran wrap :)




















Though I did have a lot of fun in Alaska of summer 2011 and 2012, I’d say it’s a good 95% chance I’m not going back again.  I’m grateful for the life-long friends I’ve made and everything I’ve learned.  But I’m also really glad I’m back in good ol’ Utah now.