r/blackladies • u/shoovoo • 1d ago

Travel 🌎✈ Just took a job in Alaska, tell me everything I need to know!

Hey yall! I just took a job in Ketchikan, Alaska. I’m coming in from out of state and will be moving there in a few months. I’ve been watching video after video, looking up post after post, but it doesn’t seem like there’s a lot of us out there which can be extremely daunting! Is there anything I need to know before I move out there? Any tips? TIA!

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u/truluvwaitsinattics 1d ago

Im from alaska, but anchorage. Bring a big coat, prepare for the increase in prices, and be safe at night.

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u/shoovoo 1d ago

Sounds good! Is it especially dangerous at night?

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u/truluvwaitsinattics 1d ago

As it relates to crime, not necessarily but ofc i wouldnt know about ketchikan. I was moreso referring to the wildlife. There have been a few instances when I was walking to school as a kid during the winter or walking to a gas station at night and almost had a run in with a moose or two bc i couldnt see them 😂 for the summer, invest in some black out curtains as well!!

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u/ThoughtNo2561 1d ago

This town was on an episode Dateline

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u/To_Fa_Lo_Fa 1d ago

Congrats!! Please come back and update us on how it was!

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u/Competitive-Ad2595 20h ago

Not Alaska but I've been living in Finland for the past 3 years I met people from different backgrounds but I haven't met Africans yet this year it fucked with my head I'm not gonna sugarcoat it, it gets really hard anyway if you need someone to talk to there feel free to hit me up

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u/[deleted] 1d ago

Watch out for moose! 🫎 Congrats!

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u/Barneslady68 18h ago

Seriously, watch out for moose. They are responsible for many deaths out there.

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u/lovehydrangeas 1d ago

Good luck to you and congratulations 🎉  I'm certain I couldn't spend months in darkness 

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u/mismoom 22h ago

I’m not that far north but I did learn that the risk factors for Seasonal Affective Disorder (winter blues) include being black and female. So if you can get one of those daylight lamps before you go it might be worth it. And even when it’s cold you should make a point of spending time outdoors in the day. I know that’s still hard for me when daylight hours are all while I’m at work.

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u/terpischore761 7h ago

Those MF mosquitoes are the size of birds.

Mud. GD mud and mosquitoes go together

Moose

There is nothing more beautiful than sunrise and sunset in Alaska.

The sky is huge and blue and beautiful. You feel so small in the best way possible.

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u/anicho01 1d ago

I literally just came across this Reddit thread about sexual safety for women in AK, that you might want to read -- https://www.reddit.com/r/AskAlaska/comments/1b97p50/living_as_a_woman_in_alaska/