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Posted by: AnonyMs ( )
Date: March 15, 2011 12:17PM
Anyone ever lived in Galena, Alaska? Or visited there? Is there a ward there?

Interesting little town of Galena may be the new home for my DD and her family.
And I'm wondering what they can expect there.

It's isolated with no roads in and out just boats and planes.
I'm wondering if this could be a good 2 year experience for them. It's not a mission. It's a new job.

K

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Posted by: nomilk ( )
Date: March 15, 2011 12:26PM
Re: Anyone ever lived in Galena, Alaska? Or visited there? Is there a ward there?

SeveraL hundred miles to the nearest ward in Fairbanks.
I have friends who live in AK, on a sound. You have to plan ahead to get supplies and stuff with no roads going in or out.

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Posted by: ExMormonRon ( )
Date: March 15, 2011 02:21PM
Re: Anyone ever lived in Galena, Alaska? Or visited there? Is there a ward there?

What can they expect? Man, how about hell on earth. No roads, have to boat stuff in when the river's running, place went dead after Galena AFB was closed in 2008. Unless they plan on being hunting guides, I have no clue why anyone would want to live there year round.

Just sayin'...

Ron

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Posted by: Grubby Gert ( )
Date: March 15, 2011 09:33PM
Re: Anyone ever lived in Galena, Alaska? Or visited there? Is there a ward there?

do they have kids? bush alaska can be really tough on kids - and i'm not just talking about the ice cream:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agutak

fitting in when you're not somehow related to everybody in the village can be tricky - especially when everyone knows it's almost a certainty that you are counting days until your contract is up...

on the positive side... for thick skinned adults gigs like that can be a quick way to make a lot of money - mostly because there's literally nothing to spend paychecks checks on (some villages don't even have alcohol!)

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