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I Lived in Whittier, Alaska: A Town Under One Roof

Season 10 Episode 12

Erika Fitzgerald jumped at the opportunity to teach in Alaska after graduate school. She didn't expect she'd be living and working in Whittier, a town where nearly all residents live in the same building, and the only way in and out is through a tunnel that closes each night. Erika's story was first featured in 2013 and INDIE ALASKA contacted her to see how she felt about her time in Whittier.

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