Posts from ‘May, 2009’

One of the things I love about Iceland is how everyone is so relaxed when it comes to visiting someones house. It took me a while to get used to it. The fact that you can just ´pop´ round someones house without an invitation or calling first baffled me; as I think it would everyone back home [...]

On my first day off Sam went to work and I followed him; just like the good old days lol. Óðinn was testing my Icelandic skills. I need to learn to speak more. I understand a lot now, but have to answer in English most of the time. Before lunch we went on a walk [...]

Hello! It feels like ages since I have sat down and written a proper blog! The last week and a half has been really hectic for me. At work, there is usually two of us in the kitchen but Gabriella has been away so I have been left in charge of everything. In a way [...]

Since last Friday the weather has been beautiful. The sun has been shining for about 20 hours of each day! Hardly any clouds! Everyone is wearing shorts and strappy tops to show off and improve their tans lol! I saw the weather forecast for England last night and its just rain – Ha Ha! It has [...]

For those of you who dont know..Iceland came in second in the Eurovision song contest! Woo! Sam and I were invited to a party with Gabriella and Jose. But first we went to Gabriellas house and had dinner. At the end of the meal she asked me if I wanted a beer and I said [...]

Here is some of the pictures I said I would upload There are pictures from when we were back in England. Pictures of the beach at Stokkseyri. Picture from when we went to Steinars house for our last Icelandic class. Pictures of me and Gabriella with horses. Pictures of Hella. Last but not least a picture of our [...]

At work today I was asked if I knew a recipe that uses a lot of apples because we had too many of them. I said ‘Yes! Apple crumble! .’ I was then put in charge of making apple crumble for 90 people. Gaman! I made four huge apple crumbles and everyone must have liked [...]

Look at the ones I have highlighted Made us laugh! English Íslenska (Icelandic)     Hello Halló, Góðan dag(inn) Sæll (>m) Sæl (>f) How are you? I’m fine. Hvað segir þú? Hvernig hefur þú það? Allt gott, Allt fínt, Allt ágætt ,Bara fínt Long time no see Langt síðan við höfum sést What’s your name? [...]

Yesterday Gabriella, Jose, Esther, Kolbrá, Lilja, Alexander, Sam and I spent the day together. We went to a ghost museum which was all about the famous ghosts in Iceland. I was holding Esthers hand and we went in first – not a good idea as everything to do with ghosts completly FREAKS me out. Anyway, [...]