Salina Alsworth, a 25-year-old TikToker from Port Alsworth, Alaska, has gained thousands of followers by sharing insights into her unique life. Port Alsworth has a population of about 200 residents and uses air taxis to connect to the wider world. Alsworth has to travel more than 160 miles to go food shopping, which takes a lot of planning and one hour to fly from Port Alsworth to Anchorage. She spends hundreds of dollars on her food shop, as produce has to be shipped in and she has to pay up to $2.50 per pound to transport her shopping home. Despite the effort, Alsworth loves her town and has assured her TikTok followers she ‘loves’ the town.
If you ever dread a slightly lengthy walk to the supermarket, just be thankful you don’t have to hop on a plane to do your weekly food shop – like 25-year-old Salina Alsworth from Port Alsworth, Alaska. With a population of about 200 residents, the town relies on air taxis to connect them to the wider world.
Alsworth has gained thousands of followers on TikTok by sharing insights into her unique life, which involves getting her mail from an aeroplane and travelling more than 160 miles just to go food shopping. She explained in an article for Insider that it takes one hour to fly from Port Alsworth to Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska, so she goes every few months to stock up on everything she needs.
Given that shopping isn’t a common occurrence in her life, Alsworth admitted the trips can be ‘a little overwhelming’, but for the most part she looks for ‘good deals and staples’. She also has to take into account the fact that getting her shopping back home could take a while, so she relies more on items that won’t spoil quickly.
A lot of produce has to be shipped in to Alaska as the state doesn’t have the best conditions in winter for growing fresh fruit, so something as small as a carton of raspberries can set Alsworth back $4 or $5 (£3/£4). She also has to pay up to $2.50 (£2) per pound to transport her shopping home, and she has to be careful to wrap up any items that might get damaged on the journey.
Despite the effort involved, Alsworth has assured her TikTok followers she ‘loves’ the town, explaining: “It forever has my heart.”
