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Beautiful Icelandic fall foliage colors
Photo by Jewells Chambers

First 3 Months Down: Settling In and Learning the Icelandic Language

October 16, 2016 / / 0 Comments

It is officially fall and about two weeks ago I hit the three-month mark since I made my big move to Iceland.  Living here and learning the Icelandic language has been an exhilarating and exhausting experience. I knew that I would need to give myself time to adjust to my new environment, job, and culture but I underestimated how much time I need, particularly when it comes to  learning Icelandic. I don’t know how long it will take until I feel “settled in” but my language learning journey has been quite a whirlwind so far.    

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Icelandair plane taking off

I’m moving to Iceland!!!

May 15, 2016 / / 3 Comments

I know that it seems like I literally fell off the earth recently but so much has happened since my last post in November.  As you can tell from the title of this post, I am making the big move to the land of Fire & Ice. Gunnar and I have worked tirelessly to make this happen and it is such an awesome feeling to accomplish this on our own terms. I connected with Iceland and its people on my very first visit back in December 2013, and now I get the opportunity to further explore this beautiful place as a resident. Before I jump ahead to that part, I want to recap on how I have gotten to this point and where I am in my polyglot journey. 🙂

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Musing on Icelandic Landscape

November 30, 2014 / / 2 Comments

The land of fire and ice is a delightful playground for all the senses.  The vividly colored moss lying on jagged lava rocks sits nestled along monstrous mountains and line the shores of icy cold water.  The massive amount of untouched land emanates a mysterious sensuality that makes one believe that there are untold secrets just beyond our comprehension, especially if you are a foreigner. The natives of the land seem comfortable with the assumed or unknown, sometimes delighting in the fact that they dwell on a volatile hotbed of natural occurrences.  It’s intriguing and strange to meet people that seem as mysterious as the place they inhabit.

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