by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 26, 2014 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
Over the course of two weeks, I have experienced so much in all aspects that I cannot easily pick out one single event to represent what I have learned. But if I had to summarize all my experiences, I would say gladly I am able to see so much hope and many...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 26, 2014 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
Knit two, purl two. Knit one black, knit three gray. Purl one, Slip one. Purl one. Pull the slipped stitch over. Purl, purl, purl, purl… These words make up the clamor in my head as I knit my very first sock; these words give my hands the instructions they need to...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 24, 2014 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
When energetically charged atoms from solar rays collide with particles in the thermosphere, brilliant lights begin to dance. They dance not for us, humans, but they dance for the Earth. Their colors are magnificent, and in a profoundly existential and spiritual way,...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 24, 2014 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
So, three weeks have gone by and with them the remnants of who I was before I came — falling away like soft drifts of sand creeping across the desert, changing the landscape with every wind. Solace is found in the fact that those remnants were never really meant to be...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 24, 2014 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
I have two things to tell you. One– your computer is garbage. Just as the plastic chair I’m sitting in is garbage, just as the shoes on my feet are garbage, just as the bones in my fingers are garbage– everything will eventually be thrown away. My bed sheets are...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 24, 2014 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
“Why do Icelanders think that they’re the best?” Though a comical question, Icelanders do appear to possess a prodigious amount of pride in regards to their country. They have the prettiest people, the most beautiful land, the best beer, the best wool, the best...
