by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 24, 2019 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
Happy Cows After working on a sustainable and organic farm in Minnesota last summer, sustainable and efficient practices has been something very keen to me. When visiting Akureyi, the CELL group had the opportunity to visit Kaffi Ku, the “Happy Cow” cafe. The cafe was...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 24, 2019 | Staff Column
Giving back to one’s community has always been something of value to me. Creating a strong community requires everyone’s participation and passion. This was something I saw clearly when we visited Lake Mývatn in the Northern part of Iceland. During our...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 23, 2019 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
During our trip to northern and western Iceland, we took a day trip to hike along the Búðahraun lava field, an eight-thousand-year-old expanse of basalt covered in endemic mosses, lichens, native willow, and other delicate and protected species. We followed an old...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 17, 2019 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
I have travelled for most of my life and have always found that within the feeling of freedom that leaving the home to gives me, comes a certain amount of restriction in being independent and having to rely completely on myself. Coming to Solheimar in Iceland I found...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 17, 2019 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
These past two weeks at Sólheimar have been wonderful. The community here is one of a kind, and I am happy to be part of it. Lunch in the dining hall is when we have the opportunity to see most of the people of Solheimar. In the short amount of time I have been here,...
