I live in the Alaskan wilderness, here are the brutal realities
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Conner Johnson, 27, lives in Soldotna, Alaska, which only has a few thousand residents. But calling the snowy state home is certainly very different from living in other parts of the US.
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    Despite the drawbacks, Johnson explained that there are also a slew of positives to their lifestyle that ultimately make it all worth it.

    First, he gushed about the strong sense of community, explaining: 'It is hard for people who have never lived in a small community to understand what it really means to truly know everyone [in your town].

    'The people that worked at the local stores when I was growing up, still work there. The owners of the family diner, are still the owners of the family diner.

    ‘It is not an exaggeration to say that when I leave my house I budget an extra hour for errands simply because I will see people and have to catch up.’

    He said everyone in town ‘truly cares for each other’ in a way that’s different from other places in America.

    ‘If a family business is struggling to make ends meet, people will go out of their way to eat or shop there,’ he said.

    'If someone’s car breaks down on the side of the road, you will see 4-5 other vehicles stop to help.

    ‘The connectedness of my town is something that is very hard to find outside of Alaska.’