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This is my favorite new show! It's skookum!
It started last winter/spring, but it's new to me here in Korea. If you're interested, you can catch episodes at History.com, or download at iTunes--I suggest my favorite episode--
"Deadly Winter," which focuses on my hometown, Fairbanks.
from the website...
"DEADLY WINTER (Airs 5/29)
Alaska's second largest city, Fairbanks, is infamous for its long, dark and bitterly cold winters. Situated in the center of the state, just 150 miles south of the Arctic Circle, Fairbank's winter temperatures can plunge as low as -50 degrees F. On the shortest day of the year, the sun rises around 11:00 AM and sets around 2:45 PM. That's less than four hours of daylight. How does a major city stay up and running in such an extreme environment? Geo finds out when he spends a week in the Fairbanks metro area during a winter cold snap. He joins the North Star Volunteer Fire Department and finds out how the bitter cold, homemade houses and lots of wood stoves create a situation rife for disaster. He'll go on a hunt for a roaming band of wolves plaguing the city's pet population. And he'll get a tough taste of daily life in Fairbanks, where even basics like getting fresh water and commuting to work are complicated challenges for the city's residents."
Dear God, I miss home; can't wait 'til Christmas leave!
