Matt's Emmonak Trip

I had a good experience for my first taste of bush travel. Emmonak is a Yup'ik Eskimo village in Western Alaska. I won't bore you all with facts and details about the village and the Yup'ik Culture because you can read all about it in the links below. I was able to meet several community members and talk to them about their existing water and sewer systems and as well as some of their plans for the future. I am excited to be able to use my engineering background for what I hope is a higher purpose, and I can't wait to learn some new things along the way. What a treat it was to be in the community when they had a potlach followed by hours of traditional dancing. I was also there to see some preparations for the annual flood that is expected this week.

http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_Name=Emmonak

http://www.alaskanative.net/en/main_nav/education/culture_alaska/yupik/