Hi! If you want to see amazing pictures of Newtok, AK, check out my daughter's FB page and look at all the shots of the outdoors. I am not cool enough to choose and post them here for you...when I get to Anchorage maybe she will help me learn how to do this. there are some recent photos ("kayaking" and kite-flying...have you ever seen kids fly kites in the snow? Guess who sent the kites??? their favorite Room-Grandmother, ME!!
In many of the pictures you can see the tundra and the boardwalks built by the Army so that the people have above-water places to walk. You can also see the primitive huts and prefab units they live in. Not for everyone...my daughter lives in a 12 X 24 modular. With holes in the walls. She has a toilet ("incinolet")which literally burns wastes when you push a button. She has water only at the school. The teachers shower at the school and do their laundry by appt. You will note, however, that the classrooms look 100% like the ones here. The kids primarily play at the school gym, and it is the town hall. This is their last week of school...there is still snow on the ground but it is melting. It is light til about 11 at night.
So here is the FB page: Betsy Duhl I think you will enjoy the photos! Julie
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