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Savoonga School 2008 |
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Savoonga |
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| Destination One - Cultural Ambassador Photos |
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Scott Herrmann |
Delon |
Courtney |
Tristan |
Carmen |
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| Destination One - Community Profile |
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The Cultural Ambassador Team - on the steps to the high school.
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Our School - Savoonga in the spring time
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Savoonga City Hall. Center of city government.
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New School opening next fall.
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| Destination Two: |
| You Might Be From Savoogna IF... |
You wear a parka in June.
Your favorite food is mungtuk (whale meat).
You are a Yupik.
You know how to hunt.
You have a pet polar bear.
You eat Yupik food.
You ride a snow machine.
You’re not afraid to go out on the sea in a 24 foot aluminum boat.
You speak Siberian Yupik.
You need a parka more than a jacket.
You’re community gets together for holidays.
You Eskimo dance.
You use to use a honey bucket.
You’re use to below 0 temperatures.
You killed a lemming.
You ran over a fox with a snow machine.
You hunt reindeers.
You go boating.
You have seen a live whale.
You wear parka, gloves, and shorts. |
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| Destination Three: |
Highlights from our team's expectations for their exchange
see more on the Personal Profiles |
Name one thing that you are most looking forward to learning when in your Sister School community: City Life
Name another thing you are looking forward to: Going to school in a city
Name another thing that you are a little worried about: Not communicating well
Name another thing that you are a little worried about: Being to shy
How do you think the people in your Sister School community will be different than the people in your home community? More modern. More informed about the outside world.
If you were granted one wish for this trip, what would it be? Staying in touch with the kids we meet |
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| Destination Five: |
| View our plan to welcome our visiting Cultural Ambassadors |
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| Destination Six: |
Highlights from our team's thoughts about being a Cultural Ambassador
see more on the Personal Profiles |
What are some things you have learned about being a Cultural Ambassador that really stood out to you?: That preparing for the the visiting ambassadors is key for us to give them an experience of a life time.
How do you feel about your role as a Cultural Ambassador?: It's an honor to be a cultural ambassador for my school & community.
Do you feel ready to represent your own culture?: Yes, because the program has prepared me for that. |
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| Destination Seven: The First Time We Meet |
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Service Ambassadors' flight landing in Savoonga.
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Gathering the gear on the runway in Savoonga. The wind was brutal!
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Hold on to your hats! The Savoonga airport is windy!
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| Thoughts from our team about our first day of the exchange |
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| Go to the Personal Profiles |
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| Destination Seven: Getting Reacquianted |
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Getting together over an awesome lunch prepared by the Prostrat students.
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Getting reaquainted over Mexican food at dinner.
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Relaxing in the lobby of KNBA.
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| Thoughts from our team about getting reacquainted |
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| Go to the Personal Profiles |
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| Area for Exploration One: One Thing We Must See Or Experience When We Go To Anchorage: |
| Police / Fire Station |
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What we learned. First, we learned that a K-9 rescued a little kid buried in a snow cave. Then we learned that police officers in Anchorage first started wearing a bullet-proof vests in about 1975. Finally, we learned that the K-9 dogs are taught to bite a suspect on the back so it does not hurt the person too badly. |
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K-9 Mocha on the treadmill. Run Mocha, run! |
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| Area for Exploration Two |
| Scavenger Hunt |
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What we learned. First, that you can take a bus to just about anywhere in Anchorage. We also learned that there were a lot of people to answer our questions like the bus driver and visitor center staff. Finally we learned to watch out for cars driving through puddles when you walk through downtown or you might get splashed. |
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Downtown Anchorage from the top of the Captain Cook. |
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| Area for Exploration Three |
| Visit KNBA |
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What we learned. First, we learned that public radio has no commericals. They have to raise all the money they need to keep their shows going. We also learned that the studio walls were very thick. When you shut the door you couldn't hear anything from outside. Finally, we learned that the radio signal travels 50 miles before it is transmitted, but it only takes a snap of your fingers to get back to your radio. |
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Rose Ambassadors study a radio station studio. |
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| Destination Eleven: Our First Week Together |
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| Destination Eleven: Our Final Time Together |
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| Destination Twelve: Last Words |
| Final thoughts from our team about the journey |
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| Go to the Personal Profiles |
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