Sunday, June 22, 2008

Gainful Employment

I started my job today. How weird it seems to now have a completely different life for a few months, new place, new home, new job, new people surrounding me.

Most of the visitors to the area are retired couples and such on Alaskan cruises. It is odd to go from LA, where you don’t see many older Americans (mostly older Russians, and there is a definite culture difference) to a place filled with older Americans, Australians and Brits. Can we only afford to travel in our old age – how depressing that there aren’t more young families. How heartening to see so many people who apparently are going the distance “to death do us part…” Maybe there is hope for finding someone to grow old with, although the people I see now met in a different era.

Pictures: Ptarmigan; bear proof garbage; sun




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