No, this isn't Russia. We are still in the U.S.!
I mean, I can't help but wonder why anyone in their right mind lives in this very little town north of the arctic circle. I can kind of understand maybe why Okpeana Naekok (imaginary name and character I just made up for the purposes of this argument!) just could never fathom leaving her family who has lived here generation after generation and wants to maintain her Inupiat values. But, Matt, this white dude we met from Orange County nonetheless, lives here in order to make money so he can afford the property he owns in L.A. in hopes that one day he himself will be able to enjoy overlooking the beach on his laptop sipping some fancy alcoholic beverage, instead of the current tenants renting the place!
Needless to say, it is a bit depressing here, but the residents we have come across thus far don't seem to mind the bitter cold or the overpriced super market or the inflated everything but below freezing temperatures.
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