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Personal Narrative: My Alaskan Lifestyle Experiences

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Growing up in Fairbanks Alaska, exposed me to winter experiences such as watching the Northern lights while bathing in hot springs at -50°F temperatures, remote ski-in cabin camping, as well as dog mushing with my friend Tekla – the daughter of four time Iditarod winner Susan Butcher. In the Alaskan summer, I enjoyed 24-hours of daylight, viewing wildlife while hiking in Denali National Park, halibut and salmon fishing, and helicopter trips up to Eagle glacier for ski training on snow in the summer. I also traveled to Sweden and Norway for a month to ski train during 9th grade and traveled back to Sweden to represent the U.S. in ski races after being selected to the J1 ski team (top six U.S. under 18 skiers).

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