Arctic [Corey] Fox: state of the union

According to an undoubtedly wise 8-year old version of myself, I am currently living the dream.

- I can drive over to my friends house WHENEVER I want.
- I am allowed to eat Cream of Wheat to my hearts content.
- The snow NEVER goes away, and everywhere you look is a sledding hill
- Dogs are allowed to come to work
- There are moose in my back yard
- Almost every night there's a laser light show outside in the sky
- With the miracle of technology I can still see my siblings and parents, even 3000 miles away and I'm proud to hear about all of their adventures and challenges
- I get to have a small paper campfire after each visit to the bathroom (but you can't roast marshmallows on it :(
- Across the road from the place I work is: an ice rink, a climbing wall, and ski trails.
- Actively participate in science experiments simply by going outside (at -50)

The state I live in has mountains and hills, streams and rivers, rain forests and tundra; and I've been lucky enough to have friends that enjoy exploring all of those.

My job (though I hesitate to use that work because of negative connotation) sends me all over the state, to villages and permafrost tunnels. In any given day I help collaborate site information with my project partners, design prototype housing to address drift and flooding, brainstorm with coworkers on graphic exercises and presentations, watch scientists develop new forms of concrete and then explode it, and generally see people excel at what they love to do.

its happy and beautiful here.