by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 23, 2017 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
Cultures and languages represent a unique view of the world. According to Blessed Unrest by Paul Hawken, the rate of language extinction is greater than that of species, and more biologically diverse areas have more diversity in languages. Iceland tries really hard to...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 23, 2017 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
Throughout history, humankind has lived in common houses, used communal tools and shared land for hunting, gathering, and recreating. Only recently have humans determined it necessary for individual families to have their own homes, tools and land acting as a barrier...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 23, 2017 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
Among the challenges in large scale renewable energy implementation to the grid, namely wind and solar, is storing electricity to balance out the inherent variance in production that comes with these power sources. Enormous batteries owned and operated by the utility...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Nov 1, 2016 | 2016 Fall Iceland
It is not every day you get to spend the night at Íslenski Bærinn (Turf House) and that is truly a shame. As I walked through the small wood door and took off my boots in the compact hallway, I was greeted by the aroma of wood and encompassing warmth as I made my way...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Nov 1, 2016 | 2016 Fall Iceland
It is everywhere and inevitable. There is no way out of this one, but there are ways around it; alternatives. Want to take a guess? Waste waste waste. We produce it either externally or internally. What I mean by this is that we either produce it as natural human...
