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  • I will be living in Coldfoot area for one year. I leave in 10 days. Im so excited.

  • Alaska seems awesome but 1:59 they dont have braces in Alaska ?

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  • its not soo cold swimming here in the summer thanks to global warming but G.W. sucks..if your a hunter this is the LIFE

  • I would love to move to Alaska some day but my line of work is very hard to find in Alaska (Machining...CNC machining or manual)..and from what I understand, Anchorage is my best bet. Oh well.

  • @TedH71 Many people who get to travel (as did I for this video) are often based in Anchorage. It might not be that far off of an idea to find a company based in Anchorage that you then fly out to for consulting or wahtnot...but of course I don't know your line of work very well. :-D

  • CNC machining is the programming of computers to cut and shape metal, ceramic, or plastic for various manufacturers for whatever they need. I only have a certificate in that and am trying to find an entry level job. I also have a 2nd certificate in Composite Technology which is just a fancy word for knowledge in how to manufacture high tech plastics such as what planes are starting to be made out of and lots of other things. Does that help?

  • very boring and aggravating in alaska

  • too much snow brings too much stress

  • I´ve been to Alaska by summer, urban and rural areas, but I ´ve heard by winter is very interesting too, I was born and And I grew up in the tropics, Probably I couldn´t live in there but I could be interesting to visit Alaska again but by winter.

  • these kids play hide n seek in the dark in alaska? i would crap my pants with all of the dangerous wildlife there

  • The wildlife isn't all that dangerous if you're smart.

  • Love to snow ski. Is there a lot of snow skiing in Alaska?

  • So sorry, the music went so well with this!

  • i live here in shungnak, alaska. although i was not in this video.

    to the people who thinks we're isolated, im sorry but we're not! we live in the most beautiful place there is in alaska. we have nice people here and i am damn proud to be an eskimo. only problem we got up here is our prices. we pay nealy 10 bucks for a gallon of gas. you all dont think its expensive, come live up here and see how we live. dont ever judge a book by its cover....

  • Alaska is a awesome place to live, but also unique in so many ways. I lived there for 19 years and miss it so much. My parents still live there and are moving to a small village about that size to a place called kotzebue. The one thing i miss the most about alaska is the peace, calm, quite, wild, landscapes. Like the newyorker said sick of the sirens, news, people, especially traffic jams. Anchorage still has bad jams, but if you live outside of anchorage it's not so bad. I miss it.

  • My daughter and family moved from Fairbanks to Kotzebue last month, it's been a difficult adjustment but they are slowlyl settling in. It's only for 2 years. I love Alaska (lived there for 12 years) but you couldn't pay me to live in the bush, although when I talked to my daughter she told me that a lot of people really like it there. I won't ever have the money to come and visit her but I wouldn't mind, I'd love to see Kotzebue (only in the summertime!)

  • are there cute eskimo girls there? whats the men to women ratio there?

  • where can i find this song? i really like it!

  • This song is "somewhere over the rainbow" by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole. =)

  • I am from New York City...

    I long for weekends in such places.

    Away from the horrors of local news.

    The sirens, the tickets, the traffic.

    How did you upload the files Krista?

  • im an alaskan in new york.. jealous?

  • blonde hair blue eyed alaskan?

    forgive me, but i am not jealous of any new yorker. i am terrified when ever a trigger happy NYPD pulls me over.

  • Breathtaking winter scenery. Simply beautiful.

  • im thinking of moving there in the future.

  • To Mrs.Galyan: I just mapped Shungnak and discovered how truly rural this village is! The furthest north I got was Elmendorf! Not north enough..your video was a great production and a wonderful example to the world of rural life in Alaska. It must be a challenge to live in a so isolated place, but I could understand the appeal it would bring. Thank you for sharing your wonderful video. It is a beautiful place.

    If you ever need a pal, you have me to say hello with.

    Aloha Nui Loa,

    Scott

  • Too cold. Hugs from warm Brazil.

  • o paraíso na terra........................

  • Hi. Great video! I'm moving to Alaska at the end of next year. I always had love for Alaska and have decided that life is more than just money, it's about living!

  • Amazing Alaska!

    Astonishing Alaska!

    Adventerous Alaska!

    Just got back from a 10 day Interior Alaskan tour! Truly God's Country!

    I have the utmost admiration and awe for anyone who DOES live there year round--I for one could Not cope with 20 hrs of darkness a day in winter...or -45 oF average temp !!

    Thank you for sharing a Wholesome, Healthy View of Life in your Neck of the Woods!

  • Beautiful scenery, beautiful people, the simple life, that's what life is all about, man you just can't beat that, someday I'll visit Alaska if its the last thing I ever do. Nice video montage too.

  • Simple life, cute babys, nice people, what more can anyone want.

  • no, you don't want to move up here. its nice, but its nice being in the outside world. fortunatly this is one of the better villages.

  • Revisting this video after many months. This is an amazing video, thanks so much for showing us the beauty of northern Alaska. It's a dream of mine to visit there one day.  All the best :)

  • as does my mom she still after 5 years doesn't understand why i want to like in Alaska

    it's a beautiful place i really want to live there one day it's my biggest dream

    do you have any pics that you could send me of alaska

    please respond

  • So true, my Mom still dosent understand why i want to move to Alaska so much. After living my whole life in San Diego California, she thinks im crazy to leave the perfect weather. And while some of my friends think im moving to a frozen hell, i know im headed to a paradise!

  • So true, Most people think of Alaska as nothing but a frozen hell but even in the winter we have some of the most breathtaking scenery. From the Northern Lights in the Dark of Winter to the days of July and June when the sun never goes down!! Where are you palnning on moving to??

  • thats the exact same situation with me. the only difference is that im in texas and im only 15. as soon as im 18, im moving to fairbanks. ive been wanting go to the last frontier scince i was 13!

  • same here! I'm 16 and I'm going to move up there as soon as i finish high school. I just built my first cabin in rural Oklahoma and I cant wait to do it again in Alaska.

  • you seem to be watching the same videos I did before I moved up here. Haha I wanted to move here when I was 17. Got a degree from KSU and then moved up here. Soon Ill head to the bush there I will be living in my dream.

  • @cuccu611 i also live in california (orange county), and i will be moving to alaska as soon as a finish my studies. I'm so excited!

  • I'm from Austin, TX but I've been going to school in Hawaii. I really want to go to Alaska next. I think Alaska will be a big adventure!! Thanks for the video.

  • Great video! I'm actually moving to Alaska in a couple years, probably stay in Anchorage for a little, and then when I get used to the climate, then maybe Sterling or Kenai.

    And then after that I will see if I can handle a move to bush Alaska. ^^

  • Nice Video make more very enjoyable. I would like to go there one day.

  • dude im from Texas and i want to go to Alaska for 3 things good people not like it is here, snowboarding, and college its so beautiful i just hope that ill get there in 2 years

  • hey, im over here in denton texas and alaska is the only place i want to be at. you can ask any of my friends and they will tell you im obbsessed with this place. i know like everything there is to know about alaska and im only fourteen! as soon as im 18, im going to college there too.

  • really im here in Dallas i just cant wait to go to college in Alaska only 2 more years and i havent seen no snow in about 2 years i just want to be up there

  • Hmm...good video. Quyana'vaa for sharing, people seem to like it.

  • Your music from Israel Kamakawiwo'ole (Iz) reminded me of my Hawaiian home . . . and seeing your video showed me why so many people from Hawaii settle in Alaska. It's a beautiful video - I can definitely understand why someone would want to live there. Thank you for sharing!

  • big temp difference tho just be ready for that... i for one love the cold but hate the heat

  • Thanks for the great video, I watch it a lot. I know know the man's name who sings I am so sorry he is no longer with us, but I am sure his music will live on. I know you have made a lot of people happy with this, peacefull, simple, video. Thanks again.

  • I have been trying to find out who is singing this song, I love his voice. Could you help me?

  • Krista,this is one of my favorite Video's and I really don't know why. The music is wonderful, who is the singer. The people are so real, Love there simple life Is there room for one more,Me! I listen to this often love it!

  • Very nice video!! Thank's for sahre with me! Regards :D

  • one thing i like alaskan winters is the snowmobile traveling. but one problem in here is there is no Snow Day for work or school. LoL

  • I live in Manitoba and once we had -40^C and we still had to go to school. Never had a snow day.. only kids who ride buses do.

  • Nice Video I would love to swim there in the Summer too!!

  • I understand what your saying but it's just really intrigueing to me... Thanks

  • Wonderful Place, Wonderfil people. Great movie.

    Thanks

  • Oh and i live near anchorage and it really isn't that cold. I've been told that chicago has much harsher winters than we do only ours last longer. In the summertime it can get in the 80s and even the 100s in the interior. Alaska is very unique and diverse and it would take a lifetime to experience the full grandeur of the state.

  • You're correct, the cities on or near the southern coast of Alaska are a bit milder than the interior states such as Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas. Northern Minnesota for example is often used by US automakers to test cold weather operation of their car and truck brands. No doubt there are places in the interior of Alaska are just as or colder, I think it's a travel and shipping issue.

  • People don't realize how big alaska really is. From the capital city, Juneau, to the northernmost city, barrow, is over 1100 miles. Alaska stratches more than 1000 miles from north to south! This means a big difference in how much daylight different parts of the state get. Above the arctic circle summer=light winter=dark but in southern cities like Juneau the daylight in the summer and winter is comparable to Seattle or Vancouver.

  • cool ^-^

  • looks like an awesome place ^^ i'd like to visit some day

  • Hey look people...I live here, born here in Alaska, and its really...really...really..cold­.

    and our biggest city Anchorage?...Is really....really...really..col­d too.

    not much to do here except say to other people here in Alaska, "hey its really...really...really cold out today!"

  • OMG ur so lucky to live in alaska... it's my #1 dream to live in alaska or atlest go to alaska...please messsage me back when u get this message

  • Same here. I've never even set foot on ALaska but I KNOW I want to live there.

    Is there a website or a book about "how to" move an live in Alaska for people? (You know there's books about moving to Paris or London... but I can't find one about relocating to Alaska.)

    Also, I've read that the cost of living in Alaska is high. Really???

  • MESMERIZING!!!! Is it true that Alaska only gets like 2hours of darkness.... intrigueing!!!!!!

  • yea its like light all day in the summer and dark all day in the winter

  • so your saying that alaska gets like 2hours of darkness in every 24hours in the summer and vice versa in the winter?

  • yeah and like 2 hours of sunlight too

  • damm... that must be quite hard to adapt to right? sleeping half your year in daylight and the second half in darkness.

  • not really its the darkness that gets most people but i like cause you can see northern lights and stars clearly outside of town

  • MEAN!!!!!!!

  • honestly my first two yrs of living in the city side of alaska i hated it....but now its been 5yrs and living in wasila (which still isnt as rural as this) and i appreciate it and will be sad to leave

  • lived in wasilla for 2 years and loved it and i will forever miss it...until one day i can come back up there

  • yes i just moved to oklahoma and im kindve missing the snow.....but i am going to visit soon!!

  • Ohhhh... I sure enjoyed watching this video! I think I'm going to have a piece of pilot bread with tea now (Alaskans know what I'm talking about eh?!?). I'm currently going to school in Mass. and seeing this vid made my heart feel all fuzzy. It's good to see where my dear friend Ms. Jack teaches too! Cheers.

  • Great work, I am a Native living in Laurel, Maryland and I enjoyed seeing Alaska. People ask me ALL the time "why do people live there" Because it is out Culture! Cindy

  • what a wonderful video, show us more!!! loved the song by brudda iz, your Hawaiian cousin??

  • Oh, I loved it ! The music really was perfect.

    Home sweet, Rural Alaska, Home. Thanks for reminding me of what I am missing. I am a Great Alaskan Earthlquake Veteran, Anchorage, March 27th, 1964, and now in Tennessee. Thanks for this beautiful work. Beautiful people. Charming. Bring us more.

  • Cool, i mean really cool, we get to only -7c here, but i know you guys are much colder in winter. but beautiful looking people. native australian here.. hang in there brothers&sisters..

  • Very nice video :)

    It has been over fourty years for me

    Worked the north slope as labor, lived a little in Kodiak and Fairbanks, Homer, met my wife in Seward.

    Back then being young didn't appreciate the beauty of it all.

  • Dear, old folk, sweet children...looks like a hard life. I second the commentarist from Europe, thanks for a glimpse of somewhere I'll probably never get to see any other way.

  • I love these little films of remote isolated places. It's like getting a glimpse of the moon when you come from a big city in Europe like I do. One of the best things about Youtube stuff like this.

  • When I first posted this, it was just as something fun to share. I never imagined that so many people would get so much enjoyment from it! I am very glad. :)

    As far as getting to see more remote parts of Alaska, nothing would really be stopping you except for cost. To get to more remote parts, it will take usually another 1 or 2 flights from Anchorage to get to your destination, so it really depends on what you want to see; Alaska's pretty large and diverse.

  • @kgalyen barrow mostly the big white snow araund deadhorse or tundra

  • I was born and raised in Alaska and watching this video brought tears to my eyes. Very well done! Thank you :-)

  • Thanks for posting this. If I may, I have a question/favor to ask of those of you who were born in and live in Alaska. I plan on visiting this summer, but am interested in getting to see Alaska in its truer form -- in other words, not the typical tourist trip. Do you have any suggestions for the trip, and places I should focus on, or anything that I just can't miss while there? I'd appreciate your help very much. Thanks in advance.

  • very nice, thanks!! I will visist Alaska in june, i hope i will see places,and people like this. Nice job!!!

  • Nice job! Your little film has a lot of heart and shows the real Alaska that a lot of tourists never see.

  • The song was done by Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, talented Hawaiian singer who died in 1997.

  • Could you please tell me who sang the song? Thank you.

  • Beautifully done.

  • Great Video! I have been born and raised in Alaska as well! Nice to see that you are showing others how great we have it here!

  • great video

  • Thanks... now I want to visit Alaska too!

    And I thought Ohio winters were long and cold!

  • dude , very nice video

  • beautiful, thanx

  • thanks for this video

  • this was really nice to see, thank you!

  • thats a sweet video right there. thank you a lot. one day,i will come back.

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