Life's an Adventure

Homer is where the heart is!

Hello blog world!

Just checking in from Homer AK!

This will be our third night here in Homer, and this has to be by far the best place we have visited yet!!

There is plenty to do here even if it is still in the winter months. Yesterday we went on a boat ride to drop off a fisher man at the hatchery across the bay and picked up two guys who are also salmon fishers. It was about an hour boat ride, but it was the best experience we have done here in Alaska. We saw a harbor seal and a few otters. One of the otters was a mother carrying a baby on her stomach.. SO CUTE!! But as for the animals we have seen, it has only been seals, otters, moose, and eagles; which I guess is a lot compared to what we would normally see in PA. Unfortunately no whales or bear yet. The bears are still in hibernation and the whales are currently in Hawaii making their way back to Alaska for the spring and summer months. We also tried snowshoes.. very interesting sport. It's a very exhausting activity, all it really is is walking through the snow with this snowshoes strapped to your feet. It was worth the exercise at the end.. during I thought we were going to die out in the forest hahaha.

We are currently staying at the Homer Spa and Inn. It is wonderful here! Very quiet and relaxing.. with lots of wine!! The people who own this are very nice, the place has a very artsy feel to it (super homey), and there is a hot tube over looking the Kachemak Bay.

The only bad this about our stay in Homer is that the weather has not been the nicest since we have been here. There was only one really nice day and that was yesterday. Hence why we did a lot yesterday. But even with the bad weather it was still the best place yet.

Well tomorrow we will be visiting Rachael's family, and making our way back to Anchorage. We leave on Monday and I really don't want to leave this place, I would rather live here in Homer and make a living owning a tour boat..

Till next time bloggers.. I'M OUT!

-- Kirstin

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Checking in from Seward.. Video blog

Caution there is some profanity in this.. watch with caution!!

-- Kirstin

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We Made It!!!

Hello from Anchorage!!

We have finally made it to Alaska! We have been traveling all day but it has been worth the 4 plane rides. It is so beautiful here! Snowy mountains all around us. The town of Anchorage is just like any other town, but somehow looks like it belongs in the 70s decade.

Our travels here have been interesting. My friend Rachael and I have been up since 3 am EST, traveling since 6:30 am EST. When we landed in Chicago around 8 am CST we decided that Bloody Mary's had to be the drink of choice, and we actually found a place open that early - getting buzzed in Chicago.. CHECK!

From Chicago we landed in Seattle, where my friend Rachael lost her phone.. OOPS!! Its okay a lady found it and called her boyfriend. It's at a gift shop and we will pick it up in 10 days when we fly back there. THANK GOD!

Other than that we are fine and made it in one piece. We are staying in a hostel for a couple of days until we get our bearings. I will probably contact my family up here so that they can show us around.

Everything will work out. I have faith in us.

Well till next time bloggers!

-- Kirstin

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Life update

Hey again,

I was re-doing my page and thought I should make an update.

There are only five days left until my friend and I leave for Alaska. I couldn't be more excite to go! Our plans are a little shaky right now but I'm sure by the time we get there it will be fine.. FINGERS CROSSED!!

The guy we were going to stay with has yet to respond back to our email. So we could just be staying in a hostel until we have to go to Homer. Or we get in contact with the family we have there, but the kicker is we've never met any of them. I guess this is truly an adventure huh.. Well we are being positive about this whole thing. We are going to have fun and see new things. I'm confident that we will find our way around and meet new people.

Wish us luck .. and the next time I'll update we will be in Alaska!!

Videos and photos to come!

- Kirstin

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Video Blog!

VIDEO BLOG!
First one.. sorry if I babble a lot. I still new to this blog thing.

ENJOI!

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Alaska update

Hey bloggers! It's me again.

My best friend Rachael and I have made great progress on our Alaska trip. We have booked our flights and the first place we are going to stay at once we get there. We have also been looking on couchsurfing.com for other places to stay before we go to Homer, Alaska.

I guy has responded to our message, and he seems pretty decent. He's a cop with what seems to be a southern accent. Well we think he has one only because he kept saying "howdy" and "ya'll" in his email. He has a dog (plus), but not really good looking (eh) hahaha! Just kidding the good looks don't matter. But still its pretty awesome that someone is willing to host us in their home. He even said he would like to show us around! Which would be totally awesome considering we have no idea what there is to do around there.

20 days until we leave!! I'm really excited, and I will be blogging while there to share the adventure while its happening. Maybe I'll throw in a video or two :)

Okay well I'm out for now.
Talk to you later bloggers

-- Kirstin

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Just the beginning..

Hello blog world!

It's just me Kirstin. I'm brand new to this whole "blog thing," but I want to start a new part of my life. A new part where I am just honest and true to myself and everyone else. A new part where I just say "why not?" Travel the world, see new things, do new things, do something with my life where I'm not at the typical 8-5 job sitting in a cubical wasting away. I want to live my life while I'm young and have all the time to do so.

So I'm 22 years old, will be 23 in August. This is just the beginning.. I'm ready to share all the ups and all the down of this new adventure in my life.

Are you ready to follow??

Sincerely,

Excited new me .. Kirstin.

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