Sorry it’s been two weeks since the last update, we’ve been a little busy! An opportunity to rent a house popped up, so we took it. Julie feels better in a house this winter, instead of the camper, and I agree. This place is awesome! Three bedrooms, two baths, and a hot tub! So, who’s coming visit first?

Several of the neighbors have introduced themselves, and seem like a great group of people. But they’ve recommended we add cameras as soon as possible. The property crime in Anchorage appears to be pretty bad, and no area is completely safe. So, we’ll be talking to the landlords about adding more security. Another good feature of this house is it already has a monitored security system installed.

Julie has found gainful employment! She starts today at the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Alaska Native Medical Center in the emergency department. Congratulations!

I’ve been neck deep in orientation at LifeMed. Currently I’m doing clinical shifts at Providence Medical Center in various areas, getting exposure to OB, Labor and Delivery, ICU, pediatric ICU and the NICU. LifeMed transports all, even premature babies, something I have very little experience in. So this is a great learning opportunity and a chance to increase my comfort and skill level.

I’ve also started observational (third rider) shifts on the aircraft. Last weekend I finally got two flights, my first in Alaska! We took the King Air to Bethel, and brought back to Anchorage. And then I climbed into the Lear Jet, and flew to Kotzebue, AK and transported to Seattle! The pilots ran out of duty time, so we got to stay in Seattle for 10 hours. In seven years of flying, I’ve never gotten stuck in a place due to the pilots timing out. Another new experience! But it was a blast and I learned a lot.

So, that’s the haps here in Anchorage. I’ll try and not let so much time lapse between posts. We are loving every minute so far!

-Wes