Life in Rural Southeastern Iceland
Aimee Haley
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My first post-Erasmus Mundus adventure. And in a small town in Iceland nonetheless!
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Embarking on a New Journey - City Girl in a Small Town
I've just embarked on my first adventure after my Erasmus Mundus experience. About a month ago I moved to Höfn, Iceland! Never in my life did I ever imagine I would live in such a small and isolated community. I grew up in the suburbs and have always lived in highly...
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Going Herb Crazy
I have been in Hofn for a month now and while I'd like to fill you in on all of the happenings in the past month, I think I'll just dive right into the here and now. I might jump back every now and again to my first weeks here but anyway... about today. Today was a...
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What to do in a small town?
What on earth is there to do in such a small town such as Hofn? I was quite worried about this before I arrived. I knew it would be different - trying to find things to do and to meet people. There wouldn't be the usual city things to keep me entertained and not as many...
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On language learning - Part 1
I've never been much of a language learner; it's just not my strength. Unlike most other people in this world Americans are at a striking disadvantage when it comes to learning a second language. It is something not required of us. Not expected of us. But it should be....
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Driving through eastern Iceland Part 1
This weekend I had the great fortune of accompanying my boyfriend on his work retreat to Breiddalsvik, which is approximately a two-hour long drive from Hofn. His work friend has a car and offered to drive us as well. We decided to make it more of a touristy trip, so we...
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A night in Breiðdalsvík, Iceland
We arrived in Breiðdalsvík just before 15:00 on Saturday afternoon. We were expecting partial clouds and sun, but we encountered blizzard-like conditions. It was extremely windy and the snow was piling down on us. My boyfriend's work retreat was held at Hotel Blafell,...
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Driving through eastern Iceland Part 2
In the morning, we awoke to a gorgeous day! The sun was shining and the snow from the night before was glistening! My boyfriend and I had planned to start the day off on the right foot - with a stint in the sauna. We wanted to do it the day before, but we just didn't...
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Thanksgiving Memories from Long Ago
In the USA, this weekend is full of family, fun, shopping, and leftover turkey, of course. Thanksgiving weekend was always one of my favorite weekends when I lived in the USA. After I moved out of my parents house, I usually had travel by airplane to go and visit my...
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My day today - 28/11
Today I finally managed to sleep in. I haven't been sleeping well the last five nights or so. I have either had nightmares or I have simply just stayed up too late and then had to get up early the next morning. But this morning I managed to sleep through my boyfriend's...
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My day today - 27/11
Boy was it a long day! Today was the second nice day in a row, but I unfortunately had to go in to the office today. I had a lot of work to do. I also worked on doctoral applications. Did I tell you I was applying for doctoral positions? Welp, I am indeed. I've got...
