James Isabell
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James Isabell had to rethink his life after an all-terrain vehicle crash crushed his leg. He couldn鈥檛 walk for nine months.
鈥淭here was a lot of soul-searching after that,鈥 he said. Isabell lives in Teller, a 300-person village near Nome where most people are Inupiat like him.
He had been employed as a laborer. After the accident, he switched to helping in a preschool operated by the nonprofit regional Native corporation Kawerak.
He teaches 3- to 5-year-olds. It鈥檚 hard work, trying to 鈥済rab their attention for a set period of time and get them to engage with the learning,鈥 he said.
He enjoys the challenge, though.
鈥淭hat led to me working on a degree,鈥 he said. He is studying elementary education at 香港六合彩开奖直播, taking classes remotely from both the Northwest Campus in Nome and the Troth Yeddha鈥 Campus in Fairbanks.
Isabell enjoys the outdoor lifestyle in his remote village.
鈥淏eing this close to the land is something I really enjoy,鈥 he said. 鈥淲e just got some reindeer over the weekend. In summer, we spend a lot of time at camp, picking all the fresh berries that grow out there.鈥
But he also appreciates the online access to college classes and advisors.
鈥淕oing back to school is definitely one of the best choices I could have made at this
point,鈥 he said. 鈥淭he university is so helpful with opportunities, from scholarships
to any type of help needed. The advisors are No. 1.鈥