A Sense of Home

by | Sep 22, 2017 | 2017 Spring Iceland

The farm I worked at in high school often hosted school trips to come and help out for the day. The students would drag their feet off the bus and look completely miserable: they clearly did not want to be there. Why would a middle-schooler want to work on a farm...

Tourist or Not

by | Sep 22, 2017 | 2017 Spring Iceland

Going into the South Iceland trip this past weekend, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect. I knew we were going to areas that tend to draw more tourists and I wasn’t exactly sure how we were going to fit into that spectrum. At first, I felt like a tourist, as I am...

Skaftafell

by | Sep 22, 2017 | 2017 Spring Iceland

I found that hiking added a lot of dimension to my CELL experience so far. Having been with the place, I feel more acquainted to the land; having been with the people, I feel more familiar with my fellow CELL students. The sense of community is much stronger and I...

Vatnajökull National Park

by | Sep 22, 2017 | 2017 Spring Iceland

The most memorable hike from the trip to Vatnajökull National Park was the 11-mile trail that we completed on the second day. Before this, the longest hike I had done was an 8-mile trail on Mt. Greylock in Massachusetts. Going into this weekend I expected to be...

Glacier Presence

by | Sep 22, 2017 | 2017 Spring Iceland

          I distinctly recall the moment when we stopped suddenly in our tracks along the beach as a glacier rumbled in the distance. In an instant the sound of footsteps crunching on rocks vanished. It was as if my thoughts and movements dissolved into the sand,...