Today I visited the Anchorage Museum of Art and History (see link in bloglights) for a volunteer orientation. Turned out to be a really lovely brunch, with Alaskan salmon (lox?), chocolate-dipped strawsberries, etc... Durn.

Anyways- I am so excited about volunteer opportunities at the museum: helping to coordinate holiday music, working with local Girl Scouts in the Art Education department, getting to be a docent for school-age groups. Besides being great lessons on how to talk to kids about art, the docent trainings include a 10-week series of classes about Alaskan history taught by museum and university experts. What a great opportunity to really dive into the culture and history while I'm here!