Are You Lost?

I came to Kotzebue nearly three weeks ago. My plan was to stay a few days, visit with some friends, and return to coffee shops and latte. Again, that was three weeks ago. Since then I’ve learned loads about shoveling snow, caught an unlikely number of fish, mushed some dogs, and learned some words I’ll most likely forget within the week. So it’s no surprise that new people I don’t know start the conversation with ‘are you lost?’ because Kotzebue isn’t exactly the navel of the world.

I contemplate this, yes, I am perhaps a bit lost since I am in the middle of nowhere for no other apparent reason than to be in the middle of nowhere. But no, I’m not because when in doubt, make pictures, which is what I did. Only when I’m on the arctic highway driving a snogo outside town I can’t help but wonder if I’m not just a tad bit lost after all.