Good morning

There are only 3 days left until May, and it's snowing in Whitehorse!

And the blackout curtains have become a nightly routine. A girl I work with at the hospital was telling me about a melatonin supplement she has been taking for years now, to allow her to get more than 5 hours of sleep from May to September. Apparently lots of people take it here, and it replaces the natural chemicals that the brain releases when it gets dark to make us feel sleepy. So we have a couple of options... melatonin supplementation, blackout curtains, or enjoy 18 hour days and then drink lots of the locally roasted coffee in the morning :)



We're going to the Reel Paddling Film Festival tonight at the Yukon Arts Centre. It's a bit of a tease, though- the Yukon River is still partly frozen over in lots of places, and nobody is out paddling yet.  

Bye for now,
Lauren