by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 22, 2018 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
It has been an absolutely great time to have visited two organic farms in Iceland within a matter of only two weeks. Sólheimar is a beautiful Eco-Village and it has a magnificent greenhouse. Of all places in Iceland, I would have expected this town in particular to be...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 22, 2018 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
Less than three weeks into living and learning in an eco-village, I think the greatest realizations I have gained all pertain to my personal life. After hearing about the founding of Sólheimar and watching the story of Professor Wangari Maathai and the Green Belt...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 22, 2018 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
Today in Iceland, myself and the rest of the CELL group visited Iceland’s largest environmental non-governmental organization, Landvernd. Upon arriving at Landvernd’s offices, we were greeted with smiles and immediately got to talking about what Landvernd does...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 22, 2018 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
Last Friday, we visited Arkur Farm. During our tour Þórður, the owner, made his want for a sustainable farm clear, as he talked about the process of growing nutrient-dense soil, explaining that getting a crop was just an added bonus. He is intentional in his farming,...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 22, 2018 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
I have always remembered Iceland and Greenland by the opposite of what their names imply. Iceland is green, and Greenland is covered in ice. I am here to say that I have not experienced this green of Iceland yet – not that I was expecting to find luscious fields...
by Iceland Study Abroad | Feb 22, 2018 | CELL Iceland Study Abroad Student Blog
I knew Iceland was going to be dramatic and unlike anything I have seen before, but I had no idea how active and alive this land really is. A world of constant change and activity, every day is unlike the last and I will never know what is right around the corner....
