Termination

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Termination

The human resources department is trying to come up with a better word for it, but have been unsuccessful so far. Yesterday I was terminated; therefore I am once again job-less. So goes the life of a seasonal employee.

And another adventure bites the dust, and another opens it’s door, hopefully.

I’ve finally made the decision to stay in Anchorage for the winter (or until another job calls me). Thankfully Amanda is flexible towards my vagabond living and is willing to let me make arrangements for her apartment if I find a job elsewhere. She’s just the most wonderful friend! I do suppose living in Anchorage for winter may be an adventure. (I may even buy some cross-country skis. *shrug*)

Last Days at the King Salmon Visitors Center

My last day was an uneventful one. I did get to talk to some visitors a little about the Valley and about bears which was nice. The number of visitors in the King Salmon Visitors Center has dropped dramatically though. It was only a few weeks ago that the visitors center had about 40 visitors and now it has dropped to about 20 or less a day. Debi, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service woman I was working with says that during the winter the visitors center can drop to zero a day, for days in a row. All I have to say is that it’s a good thing they have projects to work on in the winter.

During my slow days at the center I did get some good reading in though. If you ever get the chance, “Two Old Women”, “This is Coffee Point: Go Ahead!”, and “Shadows on the Kakoykuk” are very good Alaskan stories. The first two are shorter than the third, but all are equally as good.

Good-byes

Over the last week and a half or so, I’ve been saying “good-bye” a lot. Most of the time I’ve just been saying, “see ya later”, but at least one or two have been an emotional “good-bye”.

The traveling lifestyle really gives me a different outlook on life. You have friends and acquaintances that you know you’ll see again, and you have those that you really feel are on a different track altogether. Then again, who knows what could change.

Life is all about change. It changes whether you want it to or not. It’s probably best if we just get used to change and become familiar with adapting to new situations or new lifestyles. Or is that just me?? I find that sometimes it can be a bit easier to live when I’m comfortable being outside my “comfort zone”. Trying new things can be difficult and sometimes I don’t want to try something new and I don’t, but maybe life would have been easier had I tried that new “thing”.

Life is funny.