Do you actually like Alaska? No offense, but when I was there I felt like jumping off a cliff might be a sweet option.
I was born here, so I might be slightly biased, but its not bad.
I really don't do well in hot temperatures, I sweat profusely once its past 75F. I'm in my late 20's and I've never seen a cockroach in my entire life. We don't have much crime (lots and lots of alcoholism though), school is relatively cheap, and our politicians, terrible as they might be, never fail to amuse.
We're also a very politically conservative state. I was heartened to see so many people I personally knew voting for Obama, but really, I can't say for certain, but we might have a higher per capita of white rednecks anywhere else outside then the South and perhaps Idaho.
So there's good points and bad. I know people love to complain about winters here, but really, I like it. I like the stillness that comes over everything, you can see the night stars with amazing clarity, and the 18-hours of darkness I'm getting right now is kinda cool. Summers here are so gorgeous that we have tourists out the wazoo coming over and marveling at stuff I pass by everyday. I do appreaciate and enjoy living in such a nice place. Its a slower pace of life I'm sure then most other EB'ers got, but I'm okay with it.
