Bless bless, Ísland! (Goodbye, Iceland!)

Unfortunately it’s my last day in Iceland. It’s gone by so fast! I still feel like my Icelandic is rather basic, but when I think about how little I could say before I started this program and how much I can use the language now, I realize that I’ve improved exponentially! I’m sad to be leaving Iceland, but at least I have a few books in Icelandic to read until I can return to this wonderful country.

Sjáumst, Ísland! (See you later, Iceland!) I will definitely come back!

Two Icelanders sit in the garden behind the parliament building (Alþingi).

Two Icelanders sit in the garden behind the parliament building (Alþingi).

Skate park in Reykjavík.

Skate park in Reykjavík.

The statue of Leifur Eiríksson before Hallgrimskirkja.

The statue of Leifur Eiríksson in front of Hallgrimskirkja.

Amy Bloch (left), a friend of mine from the program, and me (right) on the famous Icelandic horses. Photo credit: Courtney Cook

Amy Bloch, a friend of mine from the program (left), and me (right) on Icelandic horses. Photo credit: Courtney Cook

Cairn in Kaldidalur (Cold Valley).

Cairn in Kaldidalur (Cold Valley).

Water boiling out of the earth. This energy is used to power greenhouses nearby.

Water boiling out of the earth. This energy is used to power greenhouses nearby.

Icelanders at Grotta Lighthouse.

Icelanders at Grotta Lighthouse.

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