Saturday, November 20, 2010

Saint Lawrence Island










Upon our return home, BearCub's accent increased! His 's' sound has become 'sh.' Though now almost two weeks later he goes in and out of the accent...so perhaps it's starting to wear off.

Pictures:
1. Dinner with some local foods: Whale blubber raw and cooked (mungtuk) - it's not too bad when it' pretty fresh, just rubbery texture. Nice dipped in soy sauce. Also had bearded seal.

2. A couple friends that came by frequently to visit.

3. The mounain behind the village, you can see some of the coffins above ground there. THe graveyard is nearby. I understand that due to the frozen conditions sometimes coffins are placed onthe rocks.

4. Games with some of the kids, might have been an afterschool time or sunday school hour.

5. A few drummers during a traditional eskimo dance on the weekends.

6. ONe of the boys that came by, the boys love to wrestle.

7. Photo taken from the beach back toward the housing.

8. Praying at the beach facing north, this is also where I saw Russia from on a later day.

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