Once we got to the Anchorage airport and all of us made it through security, we had a couple of hours to wait until our plane boarded at 12:45 am. We flew out of Anchorage about 1:30 am, had a short layover in Seattle, and landed in Minneapolis only a few minutes later than our expected time. After being up since 6 am yesterday morning, experiencing a time difference of three hours, and only sleeping a few hours on the plane, I am very tired. This was an amazing experience and there are so many more adventures that I wish I could write about, but if I did, these posts would turn into novels! I am so thankful that the other students on the trip have become some of my best friends during the past 10 days, and I already miss spending time with all of them. Spending my last college spring break in Alaska with 11 other nursing students and three professors has turned out to be my best college memory. If anyone reading this is considering going on a trip to Alaska, my suggestion would be to do it with an open mind and try as many native foods and activities as you can. This trip has given me a new perspective about travel nurses and rural health care that I would have never gotten if I hadn't gone on this trip. There were some people who thought we were out of our minds to want to go to Alaska for spring break, but I wouldn't trade the past 10 days for anything!
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 |