Author Archives: devinleighsnyder

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”

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”

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!”