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).
Skate park in Reykjavík.
The statue of Leifur Eiríksson in front of Hallgrimskirkja.
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).
Water boiling out of the earth. This energy is used to power greenhouses nearby.
Icelanders at Grotta Lighthouse.