by Iceland Study Abroad | Sep 23, 2015 | 2015 Fall Iceland
Iceland has spent the last three weeks showing me the earth in a way that has been both heartbreaking and inspiring. I do not have the capacity to see all that is happening to our earth and I am sure I never will, but I have found more and more the importance of the...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Sep 23, 2015 | 2015 Fall Iceland
I would never have considered myself a “horse-girl”, but I have always loved these large animals. Having the opportunity to attend Réttir in Reykhólt, Iceland, I may have changed my mind about considering myself a “horse-girl.” These small community gatherings take...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Sep 23, 2015 | 2015 Fall Iceland
In the depths of a modern city surrounded by man-made architecture, whooshing, buzzing, and flashing cues train us to flow to the tune of this anthropocentric structure. We are accustomed to thinking, behaving, and weaving within our synthetic reality. In cities,...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Sep 22, 2015 | 2015 Fall Iceland
Time. Whatever your belief, this is a seriously confusing concept. It doesn’t start. It doesn’t stop. It just goes. It seems to go one way, but if we labeled it as monotonic then we could be committing an error on the magnitude of those who thought the world was...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Sep 21, 2015 | 2015 Fall Iceland
“The opposite of love is not hate, it’s indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it’s indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it’s indifference. And the opposite of life is not death, it’s indifference.” – Elie Wiesel...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Sep 21, 2015 | 2015 Fall Iceland
Sauntering up to Vigdísarhús, I feel confident and nearly invincible. I have my posse, so to speak, a still slightly awkward jumble of friends from school and new acquaintances yet to form a cohesive and comprehensive unit, but far from uncomfortable introductions. We...
