We have been in Pelican for a year, and will stay here another year. We love SEA, and want to stay in the region indefinitely...but Pelican is little (pop 70) and we want something a little bigger, with more opportunities for our kids and ourselves. DH is a school teacher, and will start looking for jobs this year, with the hope that next summer we will move to a new area...the thing is, we haven't had the chance to visit any of these places, so we don't know much about them! The internet can offer statistics, but that's not much to go on, you know? So I'm hoping maybe some mamas (and papas) here can help me out a little.
Thus far we're thinking about Sitka, Petersburg, Juneau, or Ketchikan. That's certainly not a final list though. Here is a list of our preferences--I would appreciate feedback on what things various towns do/don't have from the list.
Thank you!
As I said, we are not committed to any of those towns I mentioned, although we like the look of them so far. We DO prefer Southeast, but would probably consider up into the Anchorage region.
Thus far we're thinking about Sitka, Petersburg, Juneau, or Ketchikan. That's certainly not a final list though. Here is a list of our preferences--I would appreciate feedback on what things various towns do/don't have from the list.
Thank you!
- Job security--meaning that the town isn't shrinkiing away (unlike here where enrollment is dropping and the school is likely to close within 5yrs) DH teaches secondary English, Math, and History, so he's got some staying power even in a small district...but there does have to be a school!
- A public library
- Opportunities for the kids (sports teams, music lessons, parks to play at, etc)
- Land--as in, we'd like to buy an acre or two and build and homestead...
- A ferry more than once a week (here we have once a month
) - A health food store, or at least some organic/natural/alternative food options
- Other crunchy parents
- A midwife or two!
- It would be really cool if it was still rural enough to fall under subsistance law (we do here in Pelican) because we enjoy being able to support ourselves with the deer and fish...I don't know quite what the policies on that are though. That might be mutually exclusive with having all the other things we want!
As I said, we are not committed to any of those towns I mentioned, although we like the look of them so far. We DO prefer Southeast, but would probably consider up into the Anchorage region.
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