by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 22, 2014 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog, Study Abroad
“Hey, Doritos! Why you not eating meat today?!” These words, lobbed in my direction daily by one of the home people residing at Sólheimar year round, rank as one of the indubitable highlights of my every lunch hour. Earning the nickname ‘Doritos’ because I once got...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 22, 2014 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog, Staff Column
The community of Sólheimar begins each day with morning meeting. Before the church bells ring nine o’clock, everyone gathers in the gym (or outside when it is warmer) to welcome the beginning of a new day. I begin by removing my shoes and scarf in the entranceway...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 21, 2014 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog, Staff Column
Through several of our class lectures and discussions, we have seen that the power of community is at the heart of social and personal well-being, as well as collective, transformative change. Looking back I can pick out several different forms of community that I...
by Central America Study Abroad | Mar 11, 2014 | CELL Central America Study Abroad Student Blog
As we leave Selva Negra for Granada, in transit to Costa Rica, I think I can speak for most of the group when I say that we feel satisfied and accomplished. Not only did we wipe out the restaurant’s entire supply of chocolate bars while simultaneously developing...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 26, 2014 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
On any given Sunday afternoon you might find an Icelandic household making waffles or pancakes with family or friends to relax and celebrate the weekend. Last week, Herdis and Rosy, fellow Solheimar residents, came over to share this tradition with us as we settled...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 26, 2014 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
We arrived in Iceland at 6:40 AM when we deboarded the plane from Boston. It was a long and dark drive to Sólheimar, a drive through which many of us slept with faces pressed against the van windows. The entire first day was a blur to all of us who were trying to...
