What we wish we would have known

Tonights post is group post. We are combining our brain power to come up with a list of things we wish we would have known before coming to Barrow....

• Bring sunglasses
• Flip-flops (For the shower)
• Small slippers for around the dorm
• Only two pairs of smartwool socks (more pairs of regular socks)
• T-shirts and shorts for around the dorm and to working out
• You are only going to need your boots for big adventures
• You are usually only outside for 30 seconds or less, bundling up is not that big of a deal
• Van phone number
• Talk to Steve from the kitchen, he knows all
• Light all the time is not a big deal, your student teaching so you'll be sufficiently exhausted
• Sunday Brunch doesn't doesn't open till 11:30 am (be prepared to be hungry on sunday)
• Every other meal time you will have PLENTY to eat
• Deserts from the caf can come back to your dorm for snacks later
• Eskimos don't understand sarcasm (more about that later)
• Sometimes the van is just an hour late (no worries)
• When you fly in, you'll be exhausted. Get the van number, find your room, and where breakfast is. Be sure you have a towel and make your way to bed.
• Bring a water bottle. It's so dry here, you'll need to drink a lot!
• Find or buy Kleenexes and lotion
• Have regular shoes that are not gym shoes or big boots
• If you have room in your suitcase, bring a few hangers for nice school clothes
• Bringing or buying snacks in not a bad idea
• Any local experience you're invited to, go! You're only here once! (And most of the time there isn't that much to do)

That's all we have for now.  If we think of some we'll let you know, and for those of you looking at coming up here, this as close as we could come up with to an orientation.