Today was our last day of clinical at Manillaq and Shelbey H. and I were in the ER. We were busier today than we had been the first day we were in the ER, so the day went by very quickly. One patient came in and needed an IV started, and I was able to successfully start my first IV while above the Arctic Circle. During the day, Paula was able to connect with Darlene and picked up the polar bear and sea otter key chains Darlene had made for us. After we finished our day of clinical, one of the secretaries at the hospital, Laura, drove us to Rotman Stores to show us the clothing that they sold, then she drove us to the hotel so we could get ready to go on a snogo ride. Three snogoes and their drivers picked us up at the hotel and we went out onto the tundra. It was cold, but we had lots of layers of warm clothes on which helped us stay warm, especially driving back to Kotzebue into the wind. While we were driving around, we saw several snowshoe hares hiding in the willows. We also saw a trail from caribou, but we didn't see the caribou anywhere. We did see some windmills on the tundra which is how Kotzebue generates their electricity. The water for Kotzebue comes from a lake called Devils Lake, which we drove over while on our snogo ride. We also drove to the top of Cemetery Hill which had a cemetery on the top of a tall hill with a view of almost the entire village of Kotzebue. After we got back to the hotel from the snogo ride, we decided to eat supper at the hotel restaurant. The food was delicous and the view was great too- we watched the sunset over the Kotzebue sound one last time. Tonight we are hoping to see the northern lights, last night when we checked, it was snowing. We leave Kotzebue tomorrow morning to fly to Anchorage, so tonight is our last chance to see the northern lights above the Arctic Circle.
AuthorHi! My name is Megan Hamernik and I am a senior nursing student at The College of St. Scholastica. While on this wonderful trip to Alaska, I was able to spend time in Anchorage, Talkeetna, Seward, Kotzebue, and Alyeska. Please continue reading to learn about my amazing capstone experience in Alaska! ArchivesCategories |