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The water is yellow. I've heard not to eat yellow snow - but what about when the water is yellow? The TOI (Town of Inuvik) gets its water from the Mackenzie River in the winter. In the summer it comes from Hidden Lake (at least I think that's the name of the lake). During both transition periods the water is a bit odd. It is safe to drink - don'...

I just finished watching a half hour fireworks display out my classroom window. Up here they have a festival celebrating the return of the sun. It is now popping over the horizon around 2PM. I thought the festival was tomorrow so I was in my classroom setting my two mid-term exams. I heard some kids in the hallway and thought maybe someone had b...

Dan and I went to Danny and Peter's place to watch a movie. We sat about and chatted and then Danny brought out truffles she had made. Decadent. We had a good time, but it was a school night and three of the four of us had to teach in the morning. Dan walked me home most of the way, but Kodojin was really pulling on his arm, so he left me at the...

How rude of me. People have been asking what I did on the holidays - mostly wanting to know if I stayed in Inuvik or went away. Lots of people left for the South, but traveling in the winter is not my idea of a good time. (One of the teachers spent 3 days in the Toronto airport before making it to Newfoundland.) I stayed in Inuvik and had a very...

I had a wisdom tooth pulled. First tooth I have ever lost. Not too big a deal - but it has kept me from writing this blog. First - the pain of the tooth (I lost a chunk off the upper left wisdom tooth) and then the 2 week wait to get seen. Then - the next week of getting over it (I'm a wuss, I know) and the holiday break after that. So here are ...

Today was very exciting. Bryan Trottier and Sigmund Brouwer, former NHL players, made a visit to Inuvik and spoke at an assembly this morning. I must thank Sigmund for planning my next few lessons: he offered the kids I-pod Shuffles if they sent him stories that he used in his next book. If that can't get some of them writing, nothing will. This...

Well, good to know we are not devoid of all Southern influence and contact. This week Jesse James came to town. Don't ask me how I know who he is - it has to do with the inordinate amount of TV that I watch. For those who don't know, he builds motorcycles and has his own TV show. He came up here to ride the ice road to Tuk. He brought a film cre...

It's been cold lately. Today is supposed to have a HIGH of -20. Yesterday morning I found my legs were quite cold by the time I arrived at school. For a couple of weeks now I have had to do the "thumb curl" technique. Have you ever found that even wearing mitts (as opposed to gloves) your hands were cold? The trick is to then bring your thumb ou...

They are building a new school in Inuvik. I think the cost is in the multi-millions. The not so great news is that they are just now starting to pile-drive.........right outside my classroom window. Oh joy! Here is a little sample of what I have been living with (as I live here more than at home) over the past two weeks. Enjoy!

Tim (really Tom - but it's a thing we do; he calls me Sidney/Sid) just learned something new. Utilidors are the big aluminum casings for the pipes (cable,sewage, water) and the smaller ones leading right of of the buildings are called "utilidettes". He is starting a Facebook group for utilidors (and now had to add "utilidettes"). The plan is to ...