By Mariel Couvillion Out in the country, not far from Reykjavik, a sheepherder named Bjorn lived with his dog Olafur. Olafur was his best friend, and because he was an Icelandic Sheepdog, he also helped him with herding the sheep. Some days, after finishing their work, Bjorn and Olafur liked to go to their...
By Mariel Couvillion Once upon a time, in the small coastal village of Vik, there was a girl named Freya. Freya was very adventurous and loved exploring the villages nearby attractions like Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach and Dyrhólaey. One day, she was walking along the shore at Reynisfjara when she stumbled upon an old...
By Mariel Couvillion...
It was a crisp March afternoon when we gathered at the Iceland Air counter at Dulles International Airport. Excitement filled the air as we prepared for our long-awaited journey to Iceland, each exploring Fire and Ice. At 7:40 PM, flight FI644 took off, carrying us towards our adventure. We settled into our seats, watching...
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One of my goals in college is to go study abroad, and in my senior year, I accomplished that goal. However, i didn’t think I would twice in one year. I had the opportunity to go to Melbourne, Australia, during my winter break, and now I’m going to Iceland for my spring break. Australia...
I had no clue what to do when completing this assignment. I felt overwhelmed and frustrated. Eventually, I figured out what to do and tackled the assignment. Taking pictures wasn’t the hardest part of the assignment. In fact, it was editing and altering the pictures that was a pain. Some of the photo editing...
Just like she said, CJ is back in Iceland. The difference now is that it’s cold as crap and there is a lot of snow. Good thing she bought that wool sweater. To start off her frozen adventures in Iceland, she went snowmobiling. She never went snowmobiling before, so she is a bit nervous....
When people think of Iceland, they think of the northern lights and the cold winters. Yes, Iceland has cold winters, but they also have spring, summer, and fall. So on that note, CJ started her journey to Iceland. She flew from Chicago to Reykjavik. The flight took a little over six hours. She was...