That's right everyone, the rumors are true. I'm out of the Subaru and have purchased what Anna refers to as "a campus." I've set up shop in Homer, AK, for who-knows-how-long. Homer is a town of about 4000 fishermen, aging hippies, and a small force of laborers. It sits on the tip of the Kenai Peninsula, a four-hour drive south of Anchorage, overlooking Kachemak Bay and the mountains and glaciers on the Northern edge of the Harding icefield. The area is hemmed in by the volcanoes that border the Cook Inlet. Wildlife includes moose, bears, sea otters, whales, sheep, and even some South Dakota-looking pheasants. Homer is mostly made up of independent businesses, so my mission of avoiding chains and "forget organic, buy local" is pretty easy. Friends are easy to come by here, even for new kids, so the campus is already the site of many a get-together. As proof that I am ready for visitors, here are some pics:
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Congrats on the house! Next time I'm in Anchorage I'll have to take the trip down to Homer and say hello. I mean, there's a Dairy Queen in Soldotna, so that makes the trip worth it just by itself just to get a Blizzard.
Good luck w/ the flying job!
I was listening to Car Talk the other day and someone called in from Homer. I was so excited because now that you are a homeowner (campus owner, I guess, if Anna's estimations of the place are to be believed), I know where that is.
(I think it was Homer he was calling from, or maybe it was somewhere around Homer...maybe my Alaska geography knowledge isn't as great as I thought it was...)
Oh -- and Patrick and I are thinking about a visit up your way next summer!
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