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Oct. 1, 2024
Welcome to Week 6!
Week 6! Can you believe it!?听
Finally, some beautiful September weather landed here in Fairbanks this weekend and
this week looks to be spectacular. The skies have cleared and the sun is out. What
a great way to start your sixth week of classes! For those of you who are new to the
Interior, these bright, clear, cold autumn days are what we old-timers expect this
time of year. With climate change, however, these glorious days seem to be coming
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You can really feel the change coming now. Each day is a bit colder than the one before.
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How are you doing? Are you engaged? Do you feel like UAF is your place? Are you at
ease in your surroundings? Have you made some social connections? Now is a good time
to check your strategies. Finding a productive groove can help you go the distance
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So you are in week six. Amazing! If you had been walking every day since the start
of classes, for eight hours per day, at three miles per hour, you would have already
traveled over 600 miles. That is nearly from Fairbanks to Anchorage and back! Look
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