Sometimes, life in the Arctic can be very frustrating. The prices of everything are usually on the edge of insanity, many things that are taken for granted in urban areas simply do not exist there, and the winters are 8 or 9 months long, and often bitterly cold.
But worst of all, can be the sense of isolation, of being cut off from the rest of the world, due to the remote locations of Arctic villages. And with no roads and a plane ticket to the nearest city ususally costing around $2000 to $3000, trips to the city can be...
Ever since I moved to Seattle, I've called this building The Darth Vader Building. At night it looks glossy, black, and evil. That's really the only connection, no one else knows what I mean when I mention the DVB...
I could...