by Gordon Liu | Dec 14, 2016 | 2016 Fall Iceland, Action Plans
Banning Plastic Bottles By Angelica Byrne The sustainability through community plan I chose to take into action is the banning of plastic bottles on the campus of the university I am attending. Not only plastic bottles being sold at our distinct cafeterias, but also...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Nov 1, 2016 | 2016 Fall Iceland
It is not every day you get to spend the night at Íslenski Bærinn (Turf House) and that is truly a shame. As I walked through the small wood door and took off my boots in the compact hallway, I was greeted by the aroma of wood and encompassing warmth as I made my way...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Nov 1, 2016 | 2016 Fall Iceland
It is everywhere and inevitable. There is no way out of this one, but there are ways around it; alternatives. Want to take a guess? Waste waste waste. We produce it either externally or internally. What I mean by this is that we either produce it as natural human...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Nov 1, 2016 | 2016 Fall Iceland
When we went to the turf houses, I had an unforgettable experience helping Hannes retrieve turf from his neighbor’s farm. Our end goal was to rebuild a collapsed wall that had been worn down after 5 earthquakes. By first glance, one could tell that it was about to...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Nov 1, 2016 | 2016 Fall Iceland
“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things,” from Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll, 1872 These were the words with which I began my journey to the land of fire and ice. In just our two months here I...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Nov 1, 2016 | 2016 Fall Iceland
Iceland has been one heck of a ride. There really aren’t many words that can describe what is going on here, so I thought that this picture was a good way to give you the mystery, beauty, and strength of Iceland. This day is going to stick in my brain till the...
