Out of Touch

By Lara Cleeland

It seems that the world is crumbling beneath us, in a both literal and physical sense. With the economy plummeting and natural disasters striking mercilessly, the world’s reality seems to have been shaken.

However interesting the outside world is, it seems that we are undisturbed in the solitudes of the Alaskan wilderness. It’s although we are unaffected by the consequences of our time and completely void of worldly chaos.

Being so isolated has its ups and downs. Working at Yes Bay Lodge, you are completely out of touch with the bustling world. It’s like we are all living in a bubble, protected in a shield of natural wonder. With cash and clientèle flowing and plenty of work to be had, we are lucky to avoid the lack of labor that the rest of the job market is experiencing. The only things to worry about are if the fish are biting and why the silver salmon run is late. The rain pours every day here, yet we don’t seem to notice anymore.

We never worry about making it to the next paycheck because food is served promptly at a scheduled time; there is no rent to pay, and there’s no lack of work hours to obtain. So however rough I feel Yes Bay Lodge life can get, being out of touch with “the real world,” I should never lose sight of how rough it can be for the people living in “the real world.”