AMERICA'S MOST NORTHERN TOWN| WHY DO PEOPLE LIVE THERE?| BARROW (UTQIAGVIK) ALASKA|Somers In Alaska

[@bethanyryan404]

I cannot imagine living without light for 50 days. I can tell the pastor is gearing up for that. He must be a huge source of encouragement for people who feel depressed, suicidal and hopeless during that time. What a blessing he is to that community. Stay strong Pastor!

[@donnagehringer2949]

So well said. This way of life is fascinating

[@nancydavis_]

@Denny Serino Glad you did what was right for you Danny. God bless you!

[@atlscott744]

@Denny Serino God had a better plan for you. Many blessings! 🙏🏻

[@xxhamedxx01]

@MichaelArcAngel1028 How it went??!!

[@xxhamedxx01]

@MichaelArcAngel1028 Well I am happy that you enjoyed it. I am gonna spend at least a winter in there one day_god knows when I will be in US_ and I am already dreaming about it. Thanks for sharing your experience. Stay healthy :)

[@kcmobaseballmom]

I love it when Bert takes us to all these unique places like Barrow. Thank you!

[@eddiew2325]

I love you Eve

[@lynneperg6853]

Really enjoyed the tour of Barrow. Thank you so much for sharing your lives with us. One great thing about KZbin is being able to meet and make new friends. I'll be turning 72 in less than a month and will probably never have a chance to travel to Alaska. God bless and have a wonderful week.

[@xAdorkable15]

My best friend is from barrow. The stories she has to tell about her culture is so intriguing. I respect it so much

[@yog2u2]

Such an amazing part of Alaska that most people never get to see. The climate, culture, way of life and so far north, incredible to see and experience. ❄️🥶❄️

[@felixkrusch9635]

I've been up there in 2000 traveling around the the US and Canada as young man from Europe. There was a conference in town and no vacancy at the hotel. The owner let me stay on the sofa in the lobby and took me around running errands. We even went to the whale bones you showed and the "northern most point of the continental US". Back in the lobby I was honored to try muktuk and another guest offered me his spare bed in the room. Great community up there and a good story to tell even 20 years later!

[@trkzr4grlz]

Barrow is amazing! I can't even imagine living there, but I sure would like to visit! Thanks for the tour, Bert!

[@catloverKD]

I found you from Audrey's concussion video and immediately subscribed. I love how genuine and down to Earth you are. And you live your faith without coming across as preachy, pushy, or judgemental because of it.

[@katemcg5605]

I love how friendly and how you go educate on alaska. It's so beautiful. Life time subscriber here. Your family makes my day with each video. Love love you all. Hope Audrey feels better she's too cute to be sick

[@LilLilith2022]

30 days of night lol. I love that movie. I’ve been obsessed with going to Barrow, Alaska ever since.

[@Sarah-zg5qs]

That was really interesting Bert. I am so glad that the Native People have a break up there and are treated with respect. It makes my heart glad. Where I am in Canada we are colder than Barrow, we usually it -50 for a few days. Nothing drastic. We get light each day, [no sun]but not until about 9am and it's dark at 4 so it's not bad. They have light bulbs now that make it look like daylight in the house, which is nice. Thanks again Bert. hugs Jessica, I pray that Audrey is feeling better, and that your war injuries [keeping the fire going] heals as well. lol take care

[@dorkthrone]

The further you are from the ocean, the colder it gets. Fairbanks can get to -60 (not often, though) and it's a few hundred miles away from the ocean. Once you get to -50, it's painful. I don't know how you deal with it. I live in nome, and it's unusual to get below -20.

[@leamerrill3618]

I so love the cold weather that I should live in Alaska!! I would fit in like honey bees and flowers fit in a garden. Love your videos!! Thank you for sharing, and God bless your sweet family.

[@jengriffin2075]

That was a really neat interview.

[@jaclynsmith1086]

Wow and here I am complaining about being freezing when it’s 65 degrees out in Southern California today!

[@ClaudiaSteichen]

Jaclyn Smith same!! I head just outside in Long Beach hahaha

[@moonlighter6]

But a lot of California is on fire right now.

[@Dbusdriver71]

I'm in the inland empire. I agree with you. I was in the army back in the late 80s so it is a place I believe you might have loved.

[@heatherherman2909]

65 is shorts weather in WI

[@ClaudiaSteichen]

My area of CA isn’t affected by the fires. Today I pulled out a scarf lol

[@pamlezcano7912]

Thanks so much for sharing. God bless those people that live in Barrow. Great job on keeping that fire going Jessica!

[@davidsworld3603]

Not only is this a fun to watch video, it's also really good video journalism. Thanks for helping me learn about Barrow.

[@johnsymons76]

Thanks Bert for your Barrow tour. Great interview with the Minister. Let's keep him and his family in our prayers. He must face so many hardships in his ministry. As always, take care and God Bless all of you.

[@nickialaskanyogi]

Most of us don’t live in Barrow, but we do go without daylight. At least we get a few nice hours in the day. It’s survivable! Takes a special kind of people though. I love my state.

[@williamthawley9251]

Barrow was very interesting, and very good on the presentation, especially with the pastor.

[@alaska1andy959]

My wife and I used to live in Barrow. Nick Serino< Darryl's dad, was our pastor.

[@deniseneuendorf3577]

Wow, what a wonderful education. Loved this video. I especially loved the interview with the Pastor and showing us the high prices.

[@hs489242]

Kudos to y'all who live in Alaska. Ya can't pay me to live there

[@kevino1489]

Actually the state really does pay you to live in Alaska

[@Dbusdriver71]

Any city except Anchorage does seem more like a colony than a city. So much of the natural gas and oil come from Alaska which is why Alaska was such a high value target to the russians in the past.

[@eddiew2325]

Heather Schmidt would you live there for $750 million?

[@Debbywithy]

Eddie W ...I’m packing, write the check!!

[@dorkthrone]

@@kevino1489 alaskans would disagree that it's "paying". The thinking is, it's our resources that we're exchanging for the money. I made the mistake of saying "getting paid" to live here when and people will argue that it's actually their money. It seems to be a bit of a sore spot.

[@lorinewgard2476]

Barrow was informative…thank you Bert for doing the video.

[@marietajalle391]

Thank you for the great tour, Bert! God bless you and your family for the enjoyment you give others with your videos. Hafa Adai from Guam!

[@emilymunday6212]

It’s so fun going to small towns and meeting the down to earth people there.

[@bridgetdraper8671]

We are glad to have found you and joined you! Thank you! Really! We don't have anyone we are close to. We pray for you and your beautiful family and send air hugs with love always!

[@SomersInAlaska]

Hi Bridget! Love that name:) we are so happy that you joined our KZbin family!! God Bless:)

[@bridgetdraper8671]

@@SomersInAlaska thank you for taking the time to welcome us! We need you and have much to offer even from central Texas! Prayers and air hugs from all of us to all of you! We love you! Thank you for the compliment! It really means so much! Proud of my name :) it means strength! It's Irish.

[@shannonwelsh5830]

Thank you Pastor for the wonderful welcome! Great vlog Bert!

[@pkkue4942]

Thank you for your videos :) I came across this 1 year ago and havent stopped watching.

[@erinowens]

So great to see you interview Brother Serino! He is one our missionaries!

[@SomersInAlaska]

That is so cool!!!!!!!

[@jamesoneal737]

What an amazing place! Thanks for showing us Barrow, so interesting. I hope to be able to visit AK one day, you've opened up a new world with your channel! Thank you from central Texas!

[@barbiesalessa1]

Love that you got to meet Pastor Serino..Calvary Bible Baptist Church supports our ministry here in South Florida. We had the honor to demonstrate our ministry in 2007 at their church. The people are so loving there!

[@timcrossnz]

So close to 100,000 subscribers, maybe only a week or two away!! Love you Somers family - God bless from Wellington, New Zealand.

[@MsWDWFAN1]

I have depression and I don't know how I would make it in Barrow. With 51 days of complete darkness, cold and wind I lose my mind! . 🌨️❄️ 😵 Plus I would starve! The prices are outrageous! 😬 The conversation with the pastor was very interesting. 🤔 Seeing snow on the beach with the waves was beautiful. 🌊

[@TaylorForever130]

Hi I’m a 20 year old college student from PA and your guys channel popped up on my recommended randomly. I’ve been binge watching your videos for the past couple days and love them! Your channel is so cute and I love how your family interacts with each other, you can tell there’s so much love! Also love learning about how to live in Alaska. Keep up the good work!!

[@SomersInAlaska]

Thank you so much Paige! It’s wonderful to have you in our KZbin family:)

[@aisabella3933]

Loved getting some info on Barrow! Even in Fairbanks we constantly get asked why we live here. Mostly my husbands job, but home is what you make of it!

[@TriciaHarter]

95k. Yay!! You are all a blessing to each and every one of us. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@SomersInAlaska]

Thank you so much Tricia! You are so kind:)

[@pamweatherly1992]

Wow this was so interesting. I love you guys so much. I’m so interested in Alaska, just the other day I was searching the internet about Barrow. Bert your interview was much more informative ❤️Thanks for sharing.

[@greywolfwalking6359]

Been to Alaska when in the military... An Awsome mix of folks! Thanks for sharing! ATB👍😎👍!

[@debracopeland4712]

That's our missionary!!! Our church supports the Darryl Serino family!❤❤

[@SomersInAlaska]

Wow!! That is so awesome!!!!!

[@debracopeland4712]

@@SomersInAlaska When Bert introduced him, I was so excited! He and his wife lost their little girl Bella to cancer in 2018. We support his dad, too.

[@endtimeswatcher8743]

Thank you for showing these farthest northern places and how life is there!God bless you!!

[@Dbusdriver71]

I swear Bert, your drone footage can be incredible. You can really make Alaska seem like a place you read about in a novel or in your dreams even more so than when I was there. Your videos really make Alaska look so incredible and the footage you take is incredibly good. The people were that friendly and nice back then which I miss. The Pastor Bert speaks to describes Barrow as it was in Fairbanks to a tee. When we did FTXs The wind could really be bad at Ft. Greely as he says it is in Barrow there near the sea so it could get really cold in Fairbanks to. Keeping my mind occupied was important so I find it to be more mental than physical as to the continue darkness. I still miss it dearly. Fantastic video!

[@S.L-Sully]

OMG Somers Family you are almost to 100,000+ Happy People's!! Thanks for all you do!! Love your vlogs!! Much Love from Ohio😘💗💗🙏💯

[@kenneth_baker101]

Hello from Woodstock,ga. It’s 67 degrees today. Have a blessed day.

[@jessicafreymiller1490]

Love learning about Alaska someday the hubby and I will visit. Huge dream of ours!!

[@MrsZen1]

Thank you for sharing Barrow. Glad Burt got home safe

[@jennythomas3985]

Thank you Bert and Jessica for sharing your heart with us. I just want to tell you that you guys are truly amazing and I enjoy seeing your faith lived out.

[@SomersInAlaska]

Thank you so much for your kind words Jenny:) you are wonderful!

[@daylenestaneart775]

Laughing my head off right now - only you guys could make a simple car wash soo much fun!! It made me homesick for northern Montana. (35*F and we'd be in shorts and t-shirts. "Cuz it was FINALLY warm!") Thank you so much for your vlog, made my day.

[@nenblom]

I’ve always loved stories about Barrow.

[@tyreesetjjoyner1995]

love y'all. keep up the good work. you rock.

[@tashc6213]

Awesome questions for the pastor Bert! So great to see such a different place 👍🏻🇦🇺

[@kyliehildebrand192]

I am Alaska native. My grandma keeps a jar of oologin grease in the freezer(fish oil) spreads it on crackers. And eats muktuk.

[@ayronsmama05]

Absolutely cool!! Thanks Bert for doing this, I travel from my couch, lol. Love you all, HUGS & Blessings!

[@Artifax23]

Love you all! So excited for how close you guys are to the 💯 K mark! Thanks you for sharing your family, Faith, and adventures!

[@Tammywana]

This channel has come so far from when I first started watching at 500subs to now it is amazing Jessica and Bert you two are the best parents the most amazing and hugely talented people that I know of and then you have three amazing kids to top it all blessings to you all. I am proud to be a subscriber of this channel love to each one of you

[@SomersInAlaska]

Thank you so much Tammy for your support and kind words!! You are amazing!

[@katpowell961]

Thank you for such an exciting vlog !! I enjoyed the Pastor's interview and all the information about Barrow! My favorite channel because of my favorite happy family!! Thank you for all that you do.~Love & Peace~God Bless the Somer''s family~

[@SomersInAlaska]

You are amazing Kat!

[@jacksak]

Your interview with the pastor was absolutely fantastic and filled with extremely relevant questions and answers. Everything was interesting, but one of the most unexpected things i heard was how many people came to live there from warm climates near the Pacific rim. Thank you.

[@samanthastarnes9906]

I love when you show other places in Alaska. Almost 2 full months without light....WOW! I can't believe it has almost been a full year since I found your channel. It seems much longer because I watched a lot of your older vlogs over this year.

[@ChaiLatte13]

Love you guys. I seriously look forward to each and everyone of your videos.

[@kristengrimm7340]

The whale bones were awesome, I never actually thought of how big they would be!! Very cool!! 😊 You're almost to 100K!!! Yay!!! ❤😊❤😊

[@karena2685]

Loved the ending seeing the children greet their Dad ❤️❤️

[@simplymanda523]

I’ve always been intrigued by Alaska and I am so happy I’ve come across you guys’ channel! Such a great channel & always have amazing videos ❤️❤️

[@wyzkrax]

Y'alls videos are so interesting to watch😃

[@adamgalaxy2008]

Nice Bert. This is why I watch your videos.

[@kl7dzq]

Loved watching this video. I really enjoyed the interview with the pastor; all the things brought back good memories for me, since my Dad was a pastor in Sand Point out in the Aleutians. Many of the things he mentioned hold true in the islands too - diverse community, high costs, struggles with the amount of light during the Winter. Our island also struggled a lot with alcoholism. But even now our family thinks back warmly to those days we spent in the North Pacific. I would LOVE to visit Barrow now. Thanks for the video! ~Kurt

[@jaroffireflies]

This is so great! My grandpa lived in Barrow for a while (he was a geophysicist), I’ve always been fascinated by this town :) Happy to have found your channel! I’m a subscriber now!

[@bevjkennedy]

Love seeing all your vlogs! So interesting

[@tschandraheinze1680]

I cried seeing the kids run to give there daddy hugs! So cute thanks for sharing. You guys are the best!!

[@kimcolaprete6859]

I am pretty new to your channel and I love your family!! Thank you for the opportunity to view your family and beautiful Alaska. I look so forward to your vlogs. Thank you for your faith and prayers!!

[@SomersInAlaska]

Thank you so much for joining our KZbin family Kim!! So great to have you here:)

[@jessicakelley6547]

What a unique place, Barrow. Thanks for taking us along with you! ❤️ you guys are awesome

[@crookedtreeranch5067]

We just moved to North Pole. Can't wait to see what the winter brings. So Excited to be here in Alaska!

[@SomersInAlaska]

Welcome!!!!

[@angelamayrose8931]

I love how you guys take us on the tours of Alaska . I will one day visit. First stop Fairbanks for me to see where I was born . Love your family I look forward to your video's . keep on doing what you do it makes us all smile❤

[@Becca_H85]

I love learning about new people and were they are living and the way they live. That's an amazing thing about KZbin. Thank you for sharing the storys about Barrow and life in Alaska. 😊 Greetings from Germany. 🤗

[@sarahsiskin6780]

Thank you so much for showing us all about Barrow. I love these sorts of videos!

[@skihouse5757]

Thanks for sharing the information about Barrow. I love learning all of these things, thanks for taking us along!😍

[@miriamrutter4573]

It was so awesome seeing and learning about barrow! What an amazing town. I never thought a place like that existed. Thanks!

[@luv1700]

Wow!! Barrow, AK is like going into a foreign country. Culture is so different. Prices are so hi up there. From gas, to groceries to eating out. But God bless the people up there in Barrow. They carve out life like you and I do. A little more intense, but they carve life out. Thanks for this video. It's always neat to see a vlog where it's fun and adventure, but I love it when I can learn something about another City or Town in Alaska, and how Alaskans survive

[@caseyelkins7690]

That’s so awesome you were up in Barrow! That is my hometown 💜. My daughter and I will be heading up there from southern Oregon to visit here in a few days. Small world!

[@hedeambolodto1756]

Thank you Somers in Alaska.. I didn't know there's a lot of filipinos there..love seeing this family and this vlog.. Hello, from the Philippines

[@sashismith1022]

I was curious to learn where is the most northern part of USA. Barrow came up. I was learning about the place it was interesting to me. Then I saw your video so nice to see. Thank-you. 🙂

[@sharon22669]

Unfortunately I am not in a position to travel. I browse KZbin in search of what every day life is like around the world. That's how I found Sommers in Alaska! I love you guys. This is the absolute best video I've seen about Barrow Alaska. Thank you for sharing ❤️

[@SomersInAlaska]

Thank you so much Sharon!

[@LoveServeOvercome]

I always wondered why people live there :) now it makes sense! Thank you Bert 😊

[@rachelgraybill]

I love this thank you for the inside look! I love that you interviewed locals too

[@shellabad]

It’s amazing that there are a lot of my fellow Filipinos in Barrow. Considering the extreme differences in climate. But nonetheless Filipinos are hard working people so I won’t even wonder. Nice to see different places in Alaska. Thank you for bringing us along.

[@lorib5341]

Very interesting hearing about Barrow. Thanks for letting us listen in! Great job on the fire, Jessica . :)

[@dustindent7829]

51 Days of Dark, interesting. Those Prices were scary, I thought the prices in North Pole were wild. You're about to hit 100k Subscribers, probably another week untill you get that Play Button from KZbin. Thanks for sharing.

[@Amberwood265]

Bert! Thank you so much for sharing Barrow with us all. Absolutely fascinating. I understand the cold, wind and darkness, as I live in northern Minnesota, next to Lake Superior. As although not quite to same the extent. We struggle with seasonal issues but will talk a person's ear off. I find having positive, friendly people, does help with those seasonal struggles. I hope you all have a fantastic week! Happy early Halloween!

[@akflanigan]

I love watching and hearing from Berts remote trips. Very interesting......thank you!

[@jjtime]

I have always been super interested in Barrow, thanks so much for this awesome video. I can't believe you guys are almost at 100,000 I started watching when you had around 20,000, love you guys so much!

[@deborahkoss6342]

Thanks for the tour. One thing I noticed was no trees. I did spend one night in Kotzabue over 20 years ago, the people were very friendly and it is a different way of life. Again, thanks.

[@cagedtigersteve]

And we are all watching the count! So excited for you guys!

[@lynnfalvo2179]

Thanks for sharing your trip. I visited Barrow last month and found it fastinating.

[@kellyninjadiver]

I love watching your family journey through this life. Barrow Alaska is somewhere I have always wanted to go and this video was very informative. I like how there is a variety of informational content on this channel. I have learned so much about Alaskan culture here and it is really fun. As a new Christian I have learned a lot from the wonderful examples set here. Jessica, I know this is late, but thank you so much for sharing your cancer journey. I have some pretty significant health issues and now as a Christian, sometimes I feel like it is not okay to be struggling. Thank you for being open and honest about your feelings and emotions. Thank you for showing that it is okay to be a Christian and go through hard things and feel the hard emotions. THANK YOU!

[@willieobermann5305]

Your videos are always so good. A big Thank You for showing us around Barrow. It was fascinating.

[@nancycolbert2703]

Such an interesting vlog. Sharing the unique areas of your home state and your life is appreciated! Thank You!

[@laromo1211]

This vlog was fascinating. Thanks so much for sharing. I love learning about different places and cultures.

[@melisagodair4149]

Bert did great capturing Drone footage and the essence of Barrow for us. So interesting loved it! The editing on this was amazing and the music was on point. Great job Jessica!

[@iraynalee3570]

You know how fascinating this is for a person living in a hot drought affected area of Australia still never touched snow!!! Amazing to see all the snow and thinking how cold it is we have been getting mid to high 30s that's Celsius here not sure Farenheit tho check it out!! Love to you all God Bless Stay Postive guys 😘😘😘😘

[@jimmylauzonis4820]

For their winter it’s -28 Celsius on average. It’s -20 Fahrenheit. Freezing!

[@boundlessathletics1985]

Hello Somers family!!! So a couple of months ago, I found your KZbin channel while I was seeking out information on life in Alaska and your channel has been an absolute blessing to my husband and I! In order to tell you why youve been a blessing i have to tell you a very short snipit of our story lol...So My husband and I know we’ve been called to full time ministry! We both currently live in central New York State and we have been really seeking God for direction, location, timing and connections! We just so badly want to do his will and we have felt like we’ve kind of been in a standstill waiting on God for when its time to move. Last year we received a very profound and accurate prophetic word that the word of the Lord to my husband and I was that we are called to ALAKSA! Never in a million years would I have thought or desired that lol, so I said okay Lord....if this is your will for us....please change my heart on this matter! Ill go wherever you send us, but to live in Alaska!? Needless to say...this is why i was seeking out life in Alaska information...I want to be prepared with an understanding of life there if God does decide to bring us there andI found YOU!!!! I HAVE WATCHED ALMOST ALL OF YOUR VLOGS! I have been incredibly blessed to feel almost like I know you all through how honest and real your content is and its honestly given me a great desire to come there....like i wake up excited thinking that maybe someday God will make a way and we will be in Alaska. Sorry for the story book....i just wanted you all to know that your channel goes far beyond just giving people information because in this season, as my husband and I have been carrying an extremely heavy weight for ministry and the will of God, and as we ourselves have been going through a pretty dark season.....we have gained so much hope by connecting with you all through your channel. You and your husband and your beautiful children are amazing! Sending you so many prayers and so much love! God bless you all! THANK YOU!

[@SomersInAlaska]

Wow! Feeling spiritual goosebumps right now:) you are so wise to wait on the Lords calling and timing! We are so humbled to be a small part of your journey:) Prayers headed your way for your calling!

[@ParisStrange]

I love the interview sessions! So cool to get an insight

[@charlotteanddavestorey6553]

Love it , barrow looks a very interesting place , thanks Bert for the tour .