Arctic Entries

Growing up, Kelli’s parents encouraged her to explore, discover, and create. That basic principle has led her on a lifetime journey of exploring new places, going big, and pushing her boundaries. She spends her time in the mountains, exploring new places, skiing spines in the winter, cuddling her puppy Kenai, drinking whisky and beer, and hoping she doesn’t envision you all nude when she steps on stage

CIndy has been an Alaskan for 3 years. She loves that you can wear pants with a dress here and no one cares – the last time she got away with that was in 2nd grade...! Cindy is the mother of 2 adult children, a military spouse (he’s retired now) and a nurse. She is honored to be invited here to Arctic Entries!

Dela is an Alaskan who grew up Outside and returned home in adulthood. Still trying to find her niche, she has worked as a teacher, reservationist for a water sports company in Hawaii, naturalist park ranger, land sales specialist for the State, studied volcanology, and most recently became a licensed land surveyor. She loves hiking and orienteering, wants to do more kayaking, and is trying to like skiing, but recent winters keep conspiring against her, in spite of her briefly having an Olympic gold medalist as a neighbor.

Melanie is a born and raised Alaskan. She loves her mom and sister, adores her friends (who are the best people in Alaska) and walks with her dogs, fast bicycle rides, full-belly laughs and traveling to warm places during the unruly winter months. She has recently been into fermenting and making different types of hot sauces and kimchi.

Seemingly partial to the outdoor and nomadic lifestyle, Forrest seeks out ways to combine the two with work. An interest in fish, mountains, and reading the book “Hatchet” too many times as a kid brought him to Alaska. He enjoys art and music, the company of most people, free food, roadkill, and dumpster diving. He dreams of climbing tall peaks and eating weird food items while pursuing different avenues to educate himself and enjoy life.

Scott Owens is an emergency physician living in Anchorage, but often as not working abroad. He has worked with those affected by conflict in South Sudan, lectured remotely for Syrian medical students and residents whose training was interrupted by war, and taught ultrasound in a clinic for Rohingya refugees in Malaysia.

Isaac Sugimoto is a Seattle-born Alaskan wannabe who loves cooking for friends and public use cabins.

Lynda Leal Prince teaches high school social studies, runs marathons and ultra-marathons, has studied five languages but mastered none, kayaked 600 miles of the Yukon River, survived the winter of ‘88-‘89 in Fairbanks, didn’t flunk out of Harvard, fought off an attacker with her bare hands, helped deliver a baby in a country where she didn’t even know the word for ‘soap’ in the local language, is a sugar addict who gave up sugar for 6 weeks straight last winter, and saved the princess once. Parenting, though, remains the hardest thing she’s ever done.

Jacob moved to Anchorage in February in no small part because he had never been to Alaska before. He has competed in the O. Henry Pun-Off World Championships multiple times and mostly hasn't done too well. From Texas, he's a little unnerved to have already found his windshield iced over in the morning.

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