Posts under ‘Daily Icelandic Life’

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 [...]

My parents are arriving in Keflavik tomorrow and so that means lots of housework to try and prove to them that I am domesticated and all grown up. As a rule I am quite good with keeping the place clean and tidy and I even like doing laundry! But obviously there are things that get [...]

The town, Kirkjubaejarklaustur, in South Iceland is concerned because there are no children being born. The amount of children in the area has declined so much that there is no need for a primary school this autumn. The chairman of the area has two ideas on how to increase the baby making. One is to [...]

I am on summer holiday now for the next four weeks. My last day of work consisted of eating hamburgers and chocolate ice cream whilst sunbathing and looking after about 10 children. I have a cool job. My parents are coming on Sunday which is great. However, the last few days my car has been [...]

This evening a bunch of people from Heklukot, my work, came to Gunnarsholt to plant trees. I invited Óðinn, Jónella and Brimrún to join us. In a decade or so we will return to carve our names in trees we have planted

It has been a busy but brilliant first week back. I do miss being in England and having everyone around. It has been very quiet with it just being the two of us in the house again. However, work has been amazing. The children have been hilarious and entertaining…if not tiring. The weather has been [...]

I got an email when I was in England from my boss asking me if I would like to become a full time classroom assistant. It was the job I had originally applied for but due to the lack of my Icelandic skills I was given a job in the kitchen. So, after just over [...]

…were the words we heard just ten minutes after setting foot in the place. We were told we had to wait until 14:00 to see what our new destination was. This meant we had to wait for 45 minutes just to see if we would have a four hour bus journey to the Akureyi airport. [...]

Sam and I have been very concerned about flying back to England in time for our wedding so we changed the dates of our flights to next Wednesday. Today, Keflavik airport has been closed due to ash fall and it seems like it will be closed for the next couple of days. I hope that [...]

I have been working at Heklukot for exactly one year today. I cannot believe how fast the time has flown! So many things have happened in this last year and it has all gone too quickly. I love my job and I think I am lucky to have made some good friends there. I am [...]