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If you're looking for general information about Iceland, please check the informative Iceland forum to see if the topic has already been covered before sending a private message! We have several helpful members who post regularly there.
Although I live in Norway now, I am still very connected to Iceland.
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In the wind
Posted on 20/03/2013
My father died a few weeks ago. In the surreal few days that followed his passing, I kept myself busy with the many logistical details that had to be handled, threw myself into cleaning and...
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Wintry weekend
Posted on 02/02/2013
Back in December, my company had the (first!) annual Christmas dinner, an essential work tradition for any Icelandic company. Since our headquarters are located in Akureyri, I went up a few...
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Outdoor essentials
Posted on 29/02/2012
One of the things that really surprised me about housing in Iceland when I first arrived was that balconies are considered a nearly essential feature of home life. In Boston, I never lived...
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For the love of knitting
Posted on 06/02/2012
One thing that people have probably noticed when visiting Iceland is that the lopapeysa really is taken quite seriously here. It was conceived as a very serviceable garment in thick unspun...
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Chapter new
Posted on 03/02/2012
The past three months have been an abrupt shift in quite a lot of my life parameters, and although late November was a rather rough phase, the outcome so far has been far better than I...
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Girly things, episode two
Posted on 29/01/2012
As I discussed some years ago, Icelanders are very prone to trend mania, and just like a few years ago, I decided I had to try out the latest craze and see what it was all about. Last time...
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Icelandic new year flavor
Posted on 29/12/2011
A few months ago one of the members of my choir announced that she had a plan to make a disc of musical favorites related to New Year celebrations, and she wanted us to be part of the...
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Musical magic
Posted on 13/12/2011
Last week my choir held the usual Christmas concert that I've mentioned here before, and the event turned out to be one of those classic Icelandic evenings. This year's program...
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Midnight memories
Posted on 01/12/2011
It's past midnight and in my little corner of Reykjavik, I just spent 10 minutes with my chin leaning on the edge of my bedroom skylight, propped slightly ajar. It's quiet below,...
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Nammi number one
Posted on 28/11/2011
One of the things I love about being able to speak Icelandic is that it's given me access to the mysterious world of small talk, Iceland style. As you might expect, a lot of it is...
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