We have completed one and a half weeks in Nome!  We have done, seen, tried, and learned so many things in such a short duration of time.  Each passing day seems to bring us closer to feeling at home.  We have eaten caribou, reindeer, salmonberry jam, and fireweed jam. We've seen musk ox, a moose, a reindeer, a fox,
beautiful mountains and tundra, and much of the town and surrounding area.  We have picked wild blueberries, caught, gutted, and filleted salmon, collected sea glass, panned for gold, and boated along the snake river. We visited a rusty steam engine train that was left stranded in the marshes.  There are layers and layers of history embedded in the area both visible and hidden.  Nome was established as a town when the gold rush sprung to life.  Although there is another rush for gold since the discovery channel highlighted it, the city thrives because it is a center point for many local villages and surrounding areas.  With a port, access to groceries and other goods, many come to town for resources.  There is so much to learn still and many more things to experience.  As the first frost has come, we can now begin picking blackberries and cranberries!  Hunting season has begun (not that I'll be rushing out there to do that, but many are eager to do so!).  School is in session, Boys and Girls club has resumed, and the Food Drive is in full swing.  Halloween and Thanksgiving events are already being discussed and coat drives are about to launch.  We are hoping we are prepared for the winter as it seems to be rushing its way to the shore.