Kusko:
Welcome aboard! All of us here welcome your input and experiences. I have been to Bethel and Akiak, not very long, but been there. There are a few of us Alaskan's on the site and it is a good one. You won't find the bickering and swearing here like other sites and or cutting each other down. It is a friendly atomsphere that is attracking more and more people every day.
All of us will try to assist you with our experience or at least a direction to point you in.
Dave