by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 23, 2014 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog, Staff Column
What does the fox say? Anyone who has tried to spend a silent day in nature knows it’s impossible. ‘Quiet’ is a relative adjective. A blender is quiet when compared to a jet engine. On a peaceful walk down to the river where the only comparative noise is the sound of...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 23, 2014 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog, Programs, Study Abroad
“Is there any hot water?” “Yow.” “Is this the hot water?” I motioned towards an insulated canister. “Nei.” His gaze remained fixed on the floor, his right arm swaying at his side. I poured from that canister anyway; it was coffee. “Woops” I laughed awkwardly, chugging...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 23, 2014 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog, Staff Column
As a Chinese, I always enjoy joking about “You’d better treat me well, or I will tell my people to stop making stuff for you.” Looking around in a house, you can find large part of your belongings are made in China or other developing countries, where there are cheap...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 23, 2014 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog, Staff Column
Who is going to the ceramic workshop? How about the greenhouse? Weaving? Bakery? Soap? How about woodworking? Did you already go there last week? Would you be willing to trade spots? This is how we close every Icelandic course on Wednesday mornings right before lunch....
by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 23, 2014 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog, Staff Column
One of my absolute favorite things about living in the Solheimar Ecovillage is participating in the workshops. I look forward to Wednesday (the day we go to them) every single week. From woodworking to weaving, from soap making to Sunna (the greenhouse) I...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Mar 23, 2014 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog, Staff Column
Sòlheimar is grounded in the arts of traditional craft making. The Sòlheimar workshops are vibrant with artwork, from woodworking to weavery, largely designed and crafted by the “home people,” how the community refers to the disabled community. Home people have the...
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 CELL Staff | Mar 20, 2014 | Staff Column, Sustainability Tips
by: Julianne Boulton Food miles refer to the distance that your food travels from production until it gets onto your plate. The issue of how food miles can increase your food carbon print gained prominence with the publishing of “The Food Miles Report” in 1994. The...
