Hamburger Wednesday

Today we coordinated wearing our qaspaq's to work, me and Beth (the other pharmacist who took the course) and Mandy my preceptor. I have apparently gained a reputation among the staff who admired all my work, but I just kept thinking don;t look too closely at the stitching. Many technicians were impressed and noted that although they were Yupik they had never even made a qaspaq. Additionally Sarah who had introduced us to dancing lent me some of her handmade jewelry pieces to complete the ensemble. Sarah and some of the other billing specialists were so touching and mentioned that when "cossacks" or outsiders take the time to learn about Yupik culture. They said it touches them here and pointed at their hearts. It made my day.