general, Daphne new sales and inventory clean-up is not will be placed in the same store

general, Daphne new sales and inventory clean-up is not will be placed in the same store, which is to ensure that sales of new products. but at the mall, between the counter and not much difference between the functions, so often discount merchandise and displays with new sales.

and Daphne to different functions of monopoly stores complement each other on the one hand to ensure that sales of new products as soon as possible, while they clean up inventory, reduce inventory pressure, ensure that funds are withdrawn from circulation. and with the Daphne store network gradually penetrated into the vast hinterland of China, Chen Yingjie discovered a huge gold mine.

Culture Education, A Wedding Reception, and Eskimo Dancing

This past weekend was jam packed with activities in Shaktoolik. New teachers and returning Shaktoolik School staff participated in a cultural weekend at the school. The events kicked off with a couple of speeches and an Eskimo dancing demonstration by the students.

Saturday was spent taking a Structured English Immersion class. It was a 1.5 day class where we learned techniques for teaching English Language Learners. I have definitely made a lot of mental notes on future activities!

On Saturday night some students hosted a Cake Walk to raise money for a trip to Hawaii.

There were also breakout sessions where we heard native Alaskans talk about their experiences growing up, how things have changed, and why certain behaviors in the Alaskan culture exist. It was eye-opening to hear their viewpoint and get a new perspective on the culture.

On Saturday night there was a wedding reception in the gym, which we were all invited to. The reception started out with a buffet style dinner consisting of native foods: Eskimo salad (bowhead whale and seal muktuk, fish eggs), dried salmon, 2 types of prepared salmon, caribou, rice, ham, and raw veggies. For dessert there was cake, cooked berries, and Eskimo ice cream (berries and seal oil).



Following dessert was an Eskimo dancing performance by the King Island Dancers. As the audience, we got to participate in the invitational dance, which consisted of flinging our arms around in an attempt to imitate the dancers. We were an eyesore but it was still fun!

Searching For The Aurora's

At 11:00 this evening Ming asked if I wanted to see if the Aurora's (Aurora Borealis) were active. We suited up and walked down to the beach. After spending a few minutes staring and cranking our necks at what we thought might be the spectacular lights, we realized it was nothing more than a reflection from the village lights. I gently and politely asked for the lights to make an appearance, but perhaps I should have danced as well...

However, my disappointment soon vanished when I looked at the beautiful scenery I was surrounded by. The stars looked bright against the black sky, the air was crisp and cool, and soft snowflakes were slowly falling down to the ground. When my gaze followed the flakes to their destination, I was mesmorized by the blanket of sparkling snow. It appeared as if the ground was a dancing bed of glitter.

Now I will check outside one more time before going to bed...

Diner Dinner

Jeni cooked a Diner Dinner Wednesday night. We had homemade onion rings and burgers on homemade bread --->




Sylvia and Sandy sliced cheese:








I cut the onions:








and Jeni tried to figure out what to do with the liquid eggs:
After dinner Jeni told the students at the door to "go away, come again another day"...










The last time I was in Koyuk Jeni and I made ice cream. As a joke, I said to Jeni, "So since this is a diner dinner shouldn't we be having root beer floats for dessert?" She gave me a shocked and surprised look, to which I immediately responded, "Just kidding!", in case I offended her. Then she looked at her guests, hands on hips, and said, "Who told her!" I seriously had no idea!

A Dose of Vitamin D

Thursday afternoon was gorgeous! Not nearly as warm as Tuesday, but very sunny. It is always a good sign when I can wear my sunglasses rather than my goggles.


Instead of skiing with the cross country team again, I decided to go snowshoeing with Jeni.


We headed out on the trail...

and then decided to hike to the top of Igurik (not sure of the exact spelling). It was incredible to watch the sun setting as we were on the top of the mountain.

Joining us were Berry, Juneau (Sarah's dog) and Spanky (Terry's dog). They had a great time rolling in the snow and chasing each other through the trees.
We were able to make a loop around the mountain which was great. Up one side and down the other!

Curry Soup With A Pinch of Korean

On Thursday night Mandy and Matt invited Mr. Lee and me over for curry soup. Since Mr. Lee is staying in Koyuk for the next 3 months to teach Tae Kwon Do, Mandy thought the soup might make him feel a little closer to home. For dessert Mr. Lee, with my assistance, made chocolate pudding and topped it with homemade whipped cream.



After dinner Mr. Lee did a good job at teaching us how to write and pronounce Korean vowels and consonants. The Korean language makes a little bit of sense now and does not seem quite as foreign!

A Winter Wonderland

On Friday morning I was all prepared for my 11:00 flight back to Unalakleet. While waiting for my flight I visited with students and at 11:00 I was informed that the plane was on weather hold in UNK. That didn't surprise me since the weather in Koyuk was turning very snowy and windy! At 1:00 I found out that the school in UNK closed due to the blizzard. At that point I was told I would most likely be staying in Koyuk because of the high winds in UNK. When it was confirmed that I would not be flying home until Saturday, I decided to make the best of my time and go out for one more snowshoe adventure. Mandy and Berry (Jeni's dog) were brave enough to venture out into the blizzard with me.