Frozen Tundra

Nome Sweet Nome

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March 20th 2013
Suprisingly, Nome does not feel as foreign as I thought it would. Yes, the weater is incredibly cold and looking out the window and seeing a frozen sea is quite a change from Los Angeles, but overall Nome feels oddly familiar. I noticed on the plane that the closer we got to Nome the more talkative people became. Everyone was friendly, chatty and accessible- quite a change from the behavior of peo ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more