by Ashley Summer time is alive and well, here in the Arctic circle. We've been out of school now for only a week, and because time moves very slowly once work is done, it feels like we've been out for a month. I don't mind that one bit. Our days have consisted of the sounds of all the songbirds, here for the summer, waking us from outside our bedroom. Our mornings are now comprised of un-rushed coffee conversations, with our window view overlooking the sparkling, flowing