by Iceland Study Abroad | Apr 7, 2019 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
The documentary “Racing Extinction” definitely hit me on an emotional note. One thing I really enjoyed about the film was the undercover activism that took place in the film – I find that very admirable. I would love to be a “greenie” and exploit organizations...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Apr 7, 2019 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
The documentary film, Racing Extinction, is a well-shot, interesting documentary that features undercover environmental activism and dramatic public action. My favorite part of the film was the creation and execution of the Projecting Change project with Tesla. It was...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 24, 2019 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog, Staff Column
After days of sitting in the car, we collected a myriad of odors on our clothes and in our hair; of cows, sulfur and pb&j sandwiches. The idea of a picturesque nature bath, much like the blue lagoon that many of us knew as a symbol of iceland itself, sounded like...
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 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...
