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Kristina's Cache: A Memoir of Adventure and Survival in Alaska
Kristina's Cache: A Memoir of Adventure and Survival in Alaska
Kristina's Cache: A Memoir of Adventure and Survival in Alaska
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Kristina's Cache: A Memoir of Adventure and Survival in Alaska

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When Kristina Ahlnäs moves from Finland to Alaska to start a new life as an American oceanographer, her life is clearly more than normal. In this quirky memoir, Kristina recalls unique experiences in her job, to seeing UFOs in the Alaskan sky and even building her own log cabin. This easy-to-read, spunky book allows readers to slip into a world

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Release dateMar 26, 2024
ISBN9781963851038
Kristina's Cache: A Memoir of Adventure and Survival in Alaska
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Kristina Ahlnäs

I grew up during WW2 in Finland. Girl scouts taught me how to improvise, take initiative and-peel logs. I believe there is a way around what seems impossible if you pray for God and Jesus to help and guide.I studied Geophysics - Oceanography at the University of Helsinki but could not get on the oceanography ship because men were selected. I came on board as a mess girl! An ASLA-Fulbright scholarship brought me to USA as a student at the University of California, Scripps Institution of Oceanography in San Diego. After work in Seattle and Sweden I got a job offer from Alaska. The book deals with select experiences during 30 of the more than 50 years I lived in Alaska.

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