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Mirror Lake Middle School 2008

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Chugiak

 
Destination One - Cultural Ambassador Photos
Alexandra Hagler
Breanne
Jacob
Alex
Hannah
Mariah
Destination One - Community Profile

The Cultural Ambassador Team

 

 

 

This is famous Chugiak musher, Mr. Jim Lanier

 
Destination Two:
You Might Be From Mirror Lake IF...

If you are from Chugiak you could see Bear Mountain every day.
If you are from Chugiak you have to drive to Wasilla, or Anchorage to go to a hospital.
If you are from Chugiak you probably get your gas from Granny's Grumpies
If you are from Chugiak you probably know someone who parks their plane in their back yard.
If you are from Chugiak a moose in your backyard is no surprise
If you are from Chugiak you will bump into someone you know at the Fred Meyers in Eagle River.
If you are from Chugiak you've seen people horseback riding in the streets of your neighborhood.
If you are from Chugiak you might think 20 degrees Fahrenheit is hot for winter.
If you are from Chugiak you are first a Ram, then a Coyote and then a Mustang.

Here is what your Sister School has to say....You might be from Chugiak if.... you can ride a horse... or if i say the Elmandorf air force base... or if you had money.... or if you married a rich person and u lived with them in Chugiak. or if you lived with the famous Chugiak Dog musher Mr. Jim Lanier.

     
 
Destination Three:

Highlights from our team's expectations for their exchange

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Name one thing that you are most looking forward to learning when in your Sister School community: Eather learning a new life style or how to cook thair foods.
Name another thing you are looking forward to: Makeing new friends.
Name another thing you are looking forward to: Getting to see a whale.
Name one thing that you are a little worried about when you think about living in your Sister School community for the exchange: I am worried about the weather.
 
 
Destination Five:
View our plan to welcome our visiting Cultural Ambassadors
 
 
Destination Six:

Highlights from our team's thoughts about being a Cultural Ambassador

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What are some things you have learned about being a Cultural Ambassador that really stood out to you?: That respecting people that you dont know can be chalenging at times.
How do you feel about your role as a Cultural Ambassador?: I feel very happy and exited to learn about their culture.
 
 
Destination Seven: The First Time We Meet
Thoughts from our team about our first day of the exchange    
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Destination Seven: Getting Reacquianted
Thoughts from our team about getting reacquainted    
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Area for Exploration One: One Thing We Must See Or Experience When We Go To Point Hope:
Point Hope...Don't believe what you hear, believe what you see!
What we learned.
Old Town Site- people still lived here in the 1960's!
 
Area for Exploration Two
 
What we learned.
 
Area for Exploration Three
 
What we learned.
 
Destination Eleven: Our First Week Together
Closing circle thoughts from our team on the first exchange  
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Destination Eleven: Our Final Time Together
Closing circle thoughts from our second (and final) exchange  
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Destination Twelve: Last Words
Final thoughts from our team about the journey  
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