So, after a month or so of emailing back and forth with someone "in the know" about commercial fishing in Alaska, I finally sent off an email to her uncle, who is a commercial fisherman. I am still waiting to hear back.... and trying to do so patiently.
I feel good about pursuing this, and as more and more people find out that I am trying to get to Alaska next summer to have an adventure, and hopefully make some GOOD money while doing so, I get more and more offers from people to put me in contact with other people they know that can put me in contact with people in Alaska that might hire me. Re-read that last sentence if you need to. The more I attempt to pursue this though, with no real replies, the more I feel like it is somewhat of a pipe dream. I have an intense desire to go, but I also know that it is dependent on having a job to go to, and therefore, somewhat out of my control. I know that it makes logical sense to take up EVERYONE on their offers to get me connected up there, but at the same time I feel like I should wait and see what happens with my first (and at this point, my only) connection.
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Well... I wrote that a week or so ago, planned to write more, but got busy and forgot... in the meantime, I GOT AN EMAIL BACK!!!
Of course I need to go through a normal application process, but I finally feel like I am actually headed somewhere.
I'll write more again later... right now I am sick and running a fever and am reaching my limit of coherent thought at the moment.
