Rhiannon and Sam

Thank you for welcoming me with open arms.
Thank you for being more than a friend.
Thank you being supportive and not scary.
Thank you for teaching me so many things about myself and others.
Thank you for letting me love you.
But most of all, thank you for always being there.

I feel like I lost something tonight. Something that meant the world to me. Maybe its a good thing. Maybe I should start asking new questions and looking in new places. A little change has never done any harm, has it? Just because you were going in one direction does not mean you can’t change course, right? I can’t say I’m happy. But sometimes…it is what it is.

We are still getting beautiful weather here in Iceland! The sun has been shining all day and it has been hot!

When I first thought of moving to Iceland I confess I didn’t know anything about it. The internet didn’t really help. It said that the winters didn’t get much colder than minus five degrees which is a lie. I’ve seen it go to minus fourteen. It also said it didn’t get much warmer than twelve degrees in the summer which is also a lie! I’ve seen it get to twenty six degrees.

Iceland is a beautiful country which changes dramatically from Summer to Winter. I love both seasons. Infact I love everything about Iceland

Don’t get me wrong; I love reading about steamy romances, unobtainable loves and the tall dark and handsomes but why do most books go down the same path? It’s always a plain looking girl with either no boobs or no money falling in love with a guy who’s either rich or ‘too good for her’. I’m bored.

Why can’t there be a book where the girl has everything she wants but falls in love with some guy anyway? Or that the guy is so wrong for her that he makes her fall in love with him and leaves her for someone else? I’m not saying that I don’t like a happy ending or that the girl shouldn’t get the guy…I’m just saying make it more interesting! Entertain me!

[End rant]

Have you ever been asked if you want the last piece of chocolate and said no when you meant yes? Then you watch as that person sucks the chocolate slowly and plays with it whilst you watch thinking ‘Damn! I wanted that!’

Next time don’t say no. Just take it. Say yes. Life is too short not to.

I originally started this blog to tell my family about the goings on in my new life in a new country. Since then it has evolved into a site which people use to gain information about Iceland. But, more importantly, it is like my diary. I don’t write in a diary. I did for a while; it had a lock and key. I lost the key…and then the diary. I have numerous note books with random entries but none of them are like this blog. In this blog I write my boring day-to-day activities, thoughts and interesting facts (mér finnst) about Iceland. I love it.

It makes me wonder if I would continue to blog once I leave Iceland. I am so used to thinking about what would make an interesting blog I think it would be hard not to continue. Plus I’d probably have to buy a new notebook to fill the void…just for it to get lost or forgotten about.

I also enjoy the feedback I get from blogging. I have made numerous friends from it. I have got to know some amazing people who have made me thankful for living in such an amazing place. You don’t get that from a normal diary!

No matter what happens in my life, whether I stay in Iceland, return to England or some other unforeseen adventure, I’m pretty sure I’ll still be writing my diary via keyboard. Because that, I’ve discovered, is who I am.

The nights are getting darker by the day. It seems like we wait for months and months for the sun and daylight but its barely arrived before it disappears. All of a sudden the nights are black which is one sure sign the winter is approaching…and fast. I don’t like it. I am going to make the most of the precious daylight we have left. I’m just not quite sure how yet…

I went swimming today with a couple of friends in a bid to get fit and healthy. We are aiming to go twice a week which might seem a bit optimistic but I’m positive about it. After five laps I soon realized how unfit I was so sticking to the plan can only be a good thing!

What I love most about swimming in Iceland is that it’s outside. The majority of the pools are outside and are open all year round. I am yet to experience it in the snow but I have experienced it in horizontal rain! I have now  changed my view on the changing room etiquette. Before I was slighty put off by everyone getting naked and showering in close proximity but now it just seems natural. When I go back to England I’ll be the naked person in the shower that everyone will talk about.

I have never really understood the phrase “love hurts” before now. I am not particularly talking about the love between two people but the love of places, familiarities and friendships. The hurt of leaving the things you love most behind and the hurt of missing things you’ve already left. It is tough. There comes a time when you have to sit down and decide what means the most to you. Do you decide to quit whilst you’re ahead? Do you make a move towards your future? Or do you continue to live each day as it comes and think about it later?

Ég veit ekki.