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Jilly_in_VA

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28. One of my best friends lived in Alaska for a good while

Reply to willbrad9080 (Original post)

Wed Oct 8, 2025, 12:07 PM

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Her late husband was an Orthodox priest. They were on Kodiak Island for 5 years and in Anchorage for a year. She loved it. She liked Kodiak better than Anchorage though, despite the fact that it was remote. I think it had a lot to do with the people there.

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