I’ve arrived!!! To a Fairbanks covered in snow, confined in exhaust fumes and a cold snap, which put the temperatures at about – 30 C this week. Already on the plane from Seattle to Fairbanks I started to feel the familiar sense of the Fairbanks peoples. An older couple next to me were drinking Alaskan winter beers and discussing whether their car would be able to start in the cold. The guy in front of me was wearing carhart pants, carhart jacket and boots so big he had trouble fitting them under the seat. All the men I could see had beards except for the ones in full military uniform.
James picked me up at the airport. It feels good to be together again. We drove through the dark, snow-covered town, passed Fred Meyer – the American sized supermarket, the university, the liquor store and at last turned down our own driveway. All the old cars in the yard are hidden under the snow and all I could see was the beautiful winter lights that James had put up everywhere in the house.
It feels different to be back this time. I don’t have the deadline of having to leave fairly soon hanging over my head and so I see everything from a new perspective. I’m actually living here now. It’s not just a quick adventure, but something more extensive. I’m not exactly famous for my perseverance but rather for my innate ability to create change when things are not what I want them to be. I’m not one to settle for fine. Alaska is over the top change. It’s by far the biggest change I’ve pulled of so far. I hope it will keep my restlessness at bay and give me the chance to settle down and take a breather, which I so desperately need. I think it will. The everyday life up here is filled with unexpected changes and surprising turns that I am not in any way familiar with from Denmark and so I am preparing for a quiet life with amazing twists.
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