Weather?
In addition to culture, and other things people have said, I also wonder sometimes about climate and its impact on the "culture of drinking." I live in a part of the Pacific Northwest that is beautiful but we pay for it with lots of rain and gray in the winter. Today I look outside at the bright warm sun, and know that I will have several hours of daylight in the evening from 5-9 to take a good walk or whatever, and keeping AF seems a lot easier at this time of year than in the winter. I am already starting to think about strategies for what to do by mid-winter when I am going to work and coming home in the dark, and rain and gray are everywhere.
I don't know what winters are like for akgirl but from what I understand about Alaska the winter weather will change there too, more dramatic than down here! Those of us with winter light changes need to STICK TOGETHER. I can tell you all for sure that I am determined not to drink my way through another winter season. There is a better way to deal with that time of year and I am determined to find it.
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