Back from Bethel

What a quick trip. We left here Friday at 9:30 a.m., got into Anchorage, ran over to Alaska Airlines, ran to our gate, got on the flight, arrived into Bethel, went over to Killabuk School and the games started. I was sort of sad though becuase the wind was blowing so hard there, that the other schools didn't show up, only Napagiak. One of the reasons I like this trip so much as our students get a chance to compete with some of the best (LKSD athletes), however we still had fun. The students were so nice our kids just had a blast. All the kids coached each other and cheered each other on, regardless of team. The McGrath students did great, and I was proud of all of them.

It is so good for our students to stay at Killabuk, they loved hearing and seeing the Yup'ik language. We actually didn't have to wait until we got to Killabuk, we heard Yup'ik on the plane to Bethel and my kids loved it. They are always motivated to want to learn their own language as well as Yup'ik when we go on this trip. The classroom we stayed in was very decorated in all sorts of learning material, it looked like a great classroom, and 90% of it was in Yup'ik!

When we flew over the communities as we got closer to Bethel I was wondering, is that Magdelina down there or is that Kendra? I sure miss you all. I was also relieved to see the river (Kuskokwim). I am a nervous flier and it did not help that both flight were turbulant and I had prior warnings that they would be from the pilots LOL!

OH! It was 50 degrees there and NO SNOW!!! We walked around in mud. Isn't that crazy. You could see the tundra! I couldn't believe the weather for December!

You all take care. Miss you all!