Pattern Recognition
Alaska Trip Journal Entry 2
Things are so familiar, it’s scary. During the day, my surroundings could pass for a brisk Hawaii day. There are the obvious signals that tell me I’m not in Hawaii, like the mountains in the distance. Dark, looming things with shrouds of white. Then there are the not so minute things, like short, skinny construction workers. Upon closer observation, they turn out to be petite women. There’s nothing wrong with female construction workers, mind. It’s just something I rarely see in Hawaii. Especially the fact that half of the workers were female. I found that pretty neat.
Other minute details that I read about but haven’t seen are animal sightings in town. Bears and moose meandering all over the place.
And let’s not forget the fact that things are a bit more pricey here.
But there’s no sales tax in Anchorage.
Familiarity is bountiful when searched for. Yet it’s the wonderful differences that have made me thrilled and I’ve fallen in love with the place. I lub the cold weather.
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