It was a strange feeling being in the shoes of the person who acts as a tour guide of Nome. After all, it wasn’t that long ago that former volunteer, Matt, was walking me down the streets of Nome showing me the Subway, post office, and Nome’s unofficial mascot, Velvet Eyes the pet reindeer. [...]
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Framily Thanksgiving!
While the rest of the world enjoys their Black Friday shopping, we in the KNOM “Framily” are enjoying a relaxing post-Thanksgiving day. Daynee and I are on air, and most of the rest of the volunteers are sleeping off our wonderful thanksgiving dinner, where we joined with the Schmidt family and others for a true [...]

Chicken Soup for the Cold
Note: The following is an actual conversation held in the Volunteer House. Names have not been changed. Week-Ago-Me: Isn’t it great how we’ve been here for two months and no one has gotten sick? Week-Ago-Margaret: Yeah! We’ve been living in close community, but we’ve been good about eating well and taking vitamins. Week-Ago-Eva: Hey, you [...]

Anything Could Happen
At the end of the workday when you’ve had your share of listening to music and talking, nothing feels better than coming home to your radio companions and friends for a nice get-together of…listening to music and talking. I feel so blessed to have been placed among the four awesome individuals I share the Volunteer [...]









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