06/27/2025
Fun stuff happening for sure!
First, I have the Alaska Day 1 post well underway. It’s taking me a bit longer than I thought to get those going, but they are coming!
So I have been pretty sick all day, coughing, headaches, the whole 9 yards. I called into work this morning and was just hanging out in my room. I called my mom, and we were talking about some things.
“I got the beaver fever!”
“The what?”
“Oh! I must not have told you about the beaver fever in Alaska! Basically, you can’t drink the water unless it’s filtered, so you don’t get beaver fever. I was joking that I have it, I don’t have the symptoms for it.”
“Wait… what is it?”
And so I did some research about it. Turns out it’s caused by an intestinal parasite known as Giardia. It basically causes a range of stomach problems. Doesn’t sound fun.
It got the name “beaver fever” because beavers are known to be carriers of the parasite.
Moving on from that, I got some great news a few seconds ago! My mom texted to ask when my next session of college classes started. I had no clue, but that reminded me that I should have my financial aid package ready to accept!
That was fun! I always enjoy getting my aid package 😁!
Now I can sign up for my next classes! It’s kind of crazy, I only get one more year of school for my degree.
That’s all for tonight!
-Briar Albaugh
Wow. I actually have a friend who is going on vacation up there in a few months. I'll be sure and warn him about the beaver fever. Haha. I'm glad you didn't get it. Thank you for sharing, Briar.