I spent the first 54 years of my life living in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania or its suburbs. Then a strange thing happened. My daughter and I went on vacation to Alaska and I felt a sense of peace, awe, and connection in nature that I had never felt before. Within a year my daughter, my two dogs, and I had packed up and moved to Juneau, leaving behind an amazing group of friends. Within 2 days of moving I broke my foot and then the rain started and continued and continued and continued.
We are still here but I must admit that my heart is split - part of it is on the east coast and part of it is on the west coast. I still say "I am going back home" when planning to visit my friends in Pennsylvania, but say "I am going home" when I am about to leave someplace to drive to my house here in Juneau. Although I have amazing friends here, I still miss being close to my amazing
friends "back home". I wish I could transplant them all to Juneau.
When I told my friends in Pennsylvania that I was moving here, more than one of their jaws dropped open in disbelief. Since then, a couple of them have visited and have said they now understand why I felt driven to move here. I hope my photos will give you a sense of what it is about Juneau that makes it so special.
Make sure you click on the photos. I cheated and made collages so that you could see more of the beauty of Juneau. That's why the photos look rather strange on this page.
We are still here but I must admit that my heart is split - part of it is on the east coast and part of it is on the west coast. I still say "I am going back home" when planning to visit my friends in Pennsylvania, but say "I am going home" when I am about to leave someplace to drive to my house here in Juneau. Although I have amazing friends here, I still miss being close to my amazing
friends "back home". I wish I could transplant them all to Juneau.
When I told my friends in Pennsylvania that I was moving here, more than one of their jaws dropped open in disbelief. Since then, a couple of them have visited and have said they now understand why I felt driven to move here. I hope my photos will give you a sense of what it is about Juneau that makes it so special.
Make sure you click on the photos. I cheated and made collages so that you could see more of the beauty of Juneau. That's why the photos look rather strange on this page.
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