by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 25, 2015 | 2015 Spring Iceland, CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog, Programs, Study Abroad
By almost any measure, our planet is in peril. With humanity wrenching trees from the earth, pumping CO2 into the sky, leaching toxins into the water and soil, and obliterating a thousand species a day, it seems impossible to choose just one critical issue of...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 23, 2015 | 2015 Spring Iceland, CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog, Programs, Study Abroad
When was the last time you saw your neighbour? When was the last time you interacted with them for more than a cursory “Good morning!” or some small talk while you got your mail? When was the last time you spent time with one or more of your neighbours just for the...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 22, 2015 | 2015 Spring Iceland
It’s difficult to overstate the importance of food, perhaps most obviously because our biological reliance on it. Without food, we do not live. As our population as a species has grown, we’ve developed a complex global system of food distribution which, when you...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 22, 2015 | 2015 Spring Iceland
It’s becoming more and more evident just how strongly sustainability and community are intertwined. Living at Solheimar has made it very clear to me just how dependent one is upon the other. In my life, and I think in many others’, there is a huge disconnect both from...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 22, 2015 | 2015 Spring Iceland
In our CELL curriculum, we as students lead discussions that are based on teachings from the Northwest Earth Institute (NWEI). We talk about how we can improve our lifestyles and develop our communities to become more sustainable and environmentally friendly. I lead...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 22, 2015 | 2015 Spring Iceland
One of the most profound ideas that I’ve come across and ultimately led me to Solheimar is the concept that disabilities are a means of discrimination. Often times in our society we use disability as a justification to treat others unequally and up until I took...
