Are you looking for books to read by the pool this summer? My next book will be published soon. This story is about a couple’s dangerous adventures and funny situations after immigrating to Alaska as they adapt to the harsh, unfamiliar, and unknown life conditions.
What to Expect
This Alaskan story describes the struggle of a couple who immigrated from Germany to the 49th State of the US. False perceptions, wrong assumptions, and behaviors stemming from different cultural upbringings lead to funny situations, sometimes dangerous ones, and adventures.
Read what the couple had to relearn to shop, and how they adapted to the harsh, frigid cold winters with temperatures below -40F (-40C), the summer days without darkness, and long winter darkness.
Learn about their issues with frost, septic systems, wells, wildlife, floods, wildfires, health care, earthquakes, and a vulnerable food chain. As the couple gradually adopts the Alaska way of life, funny events keep happening as they deal with visitors and people from out of State.
Photos of the author’s paintings feature landscapes, events, social life, permafrost damage, earthquake damage, and the wildlife of the Last Frontier. Join this hilarious, educational, and entertaining journey from Cheechako (Greenhorn) to Sourdough of Coming to Alaska.
The Content of Coming to Alaska
The book encompasses 21 chapters, 237 pages, and references for further reading. Here is the table of contents.
Subjects of the Various Chapters
- My First Time in Alaska
- An Intercontinental Move
- The Challenges, Struggles, and False Assumptions When Settling In
- The First Winter
- The First Spring
- Adventures in Summer 2002
- Learning to Live with Earthquakes
- Coping with the Weather of the Interior
- Permafrost, Portable Water, and Wastewater Problems
- Alaska Is No Escape from Air Pollution
- Being Aware of the Supply Chain: Re-Learning to Shop
- Summers Are Busy
- Alaska Wildlife
- Fellow Americans
- Social Life
- Duct Tape: A Magic Remedy and Inevitable Must-Have
- Health Care the Alaska Way
- Adapting to the Alaska Way of Life
- Science, Fashion, and Alaska—Does that Go Together?
- Friends and Family
- People Either Love or Hate Living in Alaska
- References
What Else Can You Find in the Book?
The stories are illustrated with paintings of the Alaska landscape, events, adventure, wildlife, and more. The originals of these paintings will be available for sale for $70 to $120 depending on the size of the painting.
I will explain how to buy them once the book is published. So stay tuned for the launch post.
When Can You Pre-Order the Book?
You can pre-order the book next month. I will publish the link in a post, on social media and in the sidebar of the blog as well as in my newsletter.
Featured painting by Nicole Mölders
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