TechZati

September 26, 1995

I’ve come to the conclusion that I hate driving.  Perhaps it has got to do with the fact I’ve driven 14,000 miles in 4 months! Coincidence?  Definitely.  I’ve been giving much thought to the precise reason I want to stay in Alaska.  I’ve done much tossing and turning and I think the conclusion is that I don’t want to make excuses for coming back early.  I’ve been agonizing over the decision to stay, and last night I almost had myself talked out of it.  But today, I’m in Valdez and have had a wonderful day.  The weather’s beautiful (perhaps a sign I should stay – taken with a pound of salt, of course).

Valdez is gorgeous.  This feels like “Alaska” to me.  And here if I were to stay, everything would have worked out great.  Unfortunately my EMT class is in Seward.  At this point I’m hoping there’s going to be a trend of small towns where I can find the same stuff – job/ housing, etc.

But I did come here from Wrangell St. Elias – an obscure national park on the way to Valdez.  By far one of the more beautiful  ones from what I thought.  Yes, I think I could learn to like Valdez.