moving to alaska

[Wandering Mind]

i dont know if im supposed to post this here or not, but here goes

im quite young (i turn 20 next week), but for the past while ive seriously been looking at moving to alaska. ive lived here in the deep south all my life and i hate it. i hate the heat, and humidity, even though i like the rural area of it, ive just never felt at home. ive been to all 50 states, and i went to alaska in...summer 06, but all i saw was the southeast. anyway, fell in love right away, and i felt at home there. an issue is i was thinking about moving near anchorage, or into the matsu (but not in anchorage, dont like city living), like maybe anywhere between eagle river to palmer...dont think id want to live in the bush, i like seeing new places without having to goin to the airport (i dont like planes), but ive never been there, and im not sure if id be able to, i live like 4000 miles away.

but ive spent the last while researching it, but this is actually the first alaska forum ive found with actual frequent traffic. some things ive seen mentioned were elements, isolation, higher cost of living....i think i could handle it. my original plan was fairbanks, but decided against it, for the time being, after seeing just how extreme it can get. so maybe more toward the south would be better, but im definitely a cold weather person. since where i live, cold weather doesnt come that often, our winters are like your springs for the most part, but overall i think i could handle that. isolation, i enjoy it, so i dont think thatd be too much of an issue...im certainly not like most teenagers it seems...as for higher cost of living...i dont need a lot of things, im not very materialistic, so although it would be at least a bit higher then it is around here, i would handle it. right now, i have enough to get there and probably a couple months expenses...but its going to be a while so ill have at least a few grand more saved up by then, nearly all the extra money i make goes into the bank.

of course it would be a big change for me, but id like to think i adjust well to most new situations, and like someone said, follow your dreams, right? though id say im in the stage of half-dreaming, half getting knowledge of actually living there, though id like to get to the full knowledge of living there. anyway, what should i know, what should i prepare for? ive read alot lately so i know at least basics

ty for any help

[Metlakatla]

You might find this site helpful. There's a lot of seasonal opportunity in this state, and they can be a good way for someone to get a feel for the place:

CoolWorks.com - Summer Jobs and Seasonal Jobs in Great Places

[Wandering Mind]

thanks for the link.

only problem is that im not sure if i would have any time to do it. summers kinda busy for me, only have 1 month off during winter, and in school during spring and fall. but if it werent for those constraints i definitely would do it