Hello from Alaska!

Hello everyone. My name is Jessica and I hail from the great frozen north. I used to have a profile on here years ago and have since forgotten all the information, so I am starting over. I am 28 years old, 29 later this year. I have a son who is 3 1/2 and with me during the summers. My life is an interesting one and always has been. I identify as a gay female. I have nothing wrong with the word lesbian I just like the word gay better. I am 100% out to everyone. I was never really ever in the closet, but I did try to be bisexual for a LONG time thinking that it would make life easier. It didn't. I ended up in some bad relationships, but int he end I have accepted myself and love myself for who I am. A proud gay women. I am currently single and happily so. I know someday the right women will came into my life, but for now I am just fine discovering more about who I am alone. I live with a wonderful roommate who helps keep me sane. Really, he's just as crazy as I am. Got laid off from my job last month and have been trying to get my feet back on the ground. It prompted me to return to school though and I will be attending the University of Alaska Fairbanks in the fall again to finish my phlebotomy license. I'm really excited about going back. I'm really big into science, biology, microbiology, and virology mostly. I greatly enjoy biomed as well. I read all the time and always have a book on me. I enjoy Doctor Who and many other TV shows and movies are always a good thing. My roommate has recently introduced me to Game of Thrones so we watch a couple of episodes of that every night when he gets home from work. I get to walk with the PFLAG group in my town soon when they ahve a float in the Golden Days parade at the end of the month. After the parade is the pride BBQ/picnic. I'm quite excited because it's been a few years since I walked with them and my dad said he might walk with me. My family has always been a huge supporter of mine. They have always loved me no matter what and my dad is an open ally. He's just never been involved in PFLAG before but I think he's getting more interested in it. It may sound like my experience being gay has been a positive one, and for the most part it has been. But I've gone through some really tough times and was seriously bullied back in high school. I'm glad to be back and I hope I can help people out who have been in some tough times or share in some good ones with people.

 

Harsh winters can be tough to get through. We just stay busy and have sun lamps in a lot of buildings. Schools have them installed too. I don't mind the 40-50 below weather and total darkness for over a month. I think if I did I wouldn't live here! Having a sun that never sets int he summer is wonderful. Yes I miss the stars and the Aurora, which we can see MANY nights/days during the winter, but we can do so much outside and much later. You don't need flashlights or candles during blackouts (we get a lot of rain here) and you people who hunt can do so day or night. (I'm vegan so I don't hunt. lol)

Alaskans are pretty amazing, albeit crazy sometimes, people.

 

No, I would die if I tried living somewhere hot. lol We had a heat wave last month and hit 90. It was horrible. We don't have ceiling fans in homes here or even AC in many homes. I was melting.