Iceland is one of the windiest (and expensive) countries in the world. However, it’s also one of the safest! Here’s what I what I learned while staying there for the summer: What to pack for Iceland: 1.) Layers, layers, layers! You can experience all four seasons in a day, so be prepared for each one.Continue reading “How to Travel Iceland on a Budget”
Monthly Archives: June 2018
How to Eat Like a Viking: Rotten Shark and Other Icelandic Cuisine
Iceland is notorious for its absurd foods, one of which is internationally known as hákarl. You may have heard of this, but to recap, here’s the recipe: Bury a shark in your backyard. Wait a few months (4 or 5, depending on your preference) Dig up and serve with a side of driftwood. If youContinue reading “How to Eat Like a Viking: Rotten Shark and Other Icelandic Cuisine”
An Hour in Isafjordur
Yesterday, it was supposed to snow. It did not, though the temperatures and wind clearly wanted to. After chores at 7am, I mowed the second half of Iceland (I mowed the first half last week) with a push-mower that works until you bring it to a particularly daunting patch of 5” high grass. Then itContinue reading “An Hour in Isafjordur”
Icelandic Huldufolk: Even the Rocks Have Eyes
Until the late 10th century, Iceland was home to murderous, seafaring, bloodthirsty Vikings. Around that time the less bloodthirsty and more romantic Vikings took to writing sagas about their havoc-wreaking colleagues, and documented many colorful adventures and exciting discoveries (and murder, of course. Don’t forget the murders). When Christian monks began to cross the ocean inContinue reading “Icelandic Huldufolk: Even the Rocks Have Eyes”
Viking Ruins
Tonight, Nonni and Elsa took us on a drive after supper. I was so exhausted from having (a) mended fences and (b) pushed a lawnmower over half the country this afternoon, but I can’t say no to a night drive. Especially when the hills are dotted with ancient stone foundations from the years of sheepContinue reading “Viking Ruins”
Shepherding for Idiots 101
Imagine running uphill, jumping from large grassy rock to larger grassy rock, in rubber boots a size too large. Your socks slide down into the toe of your boots and blisters rub into your heels. But do you stop running? Nei! (No!) You have a goal: to get all the sheep in that field outContinue reading “Shepherding for Idiots 101”
Hallo from Iceland!
About six weeks ago, I realized I was wasting my youth working at the wrong place. I remember staring ahead one afternoon, golden-hour sunlight searing the wall in front of me, wondering what I was still doing there. I had learned a lot in that job, but my time of learning had come to anContinue reading “Hallo from Iceland!”
Devin Leigh Snyder 