Christmas!

Its only 53 days until I am back in North America, 54 days until I am back in Canada, Nova Scotia, and Kentville! I cant wait!

Great Time in N. Ireland!

Hey Everyone,

I have not been very good about posting to this blog recently. Sorry for that.

I just got back from Ireland and Northern Ireland - I got to see two countries but not many people think of it like that.

I had a great time and saw lots of stuff. I saw the Giants Causeway, two castles, some amazing beaches that made me almost want to go in swimming. I saw Belfast, which was beautiful lots of shops, and Dublin which was a great city I saw both the beautiful and the sketchy parts.

I am back in Iceland now. I had to stay at a hostel last night because the flight into Keflavik did not get in in time for me to get that last flight to Isafjordur. So after a crap sleep last night I am sitting here at the domestic airport, one which I have spent way too much time in i might add, waiting for my delayed flight to Isafjordur. Once there I am going to have a quick shower, as I feel like garbage after flying all day, and go to school which I am missing because the flight is delayed.

All in all it was a marvelous vacation and I got to see lots more than I even thought I would!

Thanks Mick, Kathy, and Jake!

I have TONS (literally 1000) of pictures and I will post them once I get a chance.

Peace,

Josh

Aurora Borealis!!!!!

Hey,

Last night we saw the Northern Lights and they were absolutely beautiful. I had never seen them before and they are like nothing that you can explain.

At one point they formed a ring and they that ring shot across the sky and filled the entire sky above us with this glittering green and pink. What amazed me was how quickly it changes. It was never the same for more than a second.

We all stood there watching it, many of us for the first time, and we were all in awe. We clapped when it got really amazing like it was fireworks and I think that people probably thought we were crazy.

One of lifes goals - See Northern Lights - Check!!

I will put up a picture on here but I have a bunch of pictures on webshots!

Peace!

SNOW!!

Hey,

It is snowing today. For the last week it has been creeping down the mountains all around us and today I accumulated on the ground in the town. It is snowing outside right now....huge flakes.

Ahhh....Iceland!

I posted pictures of my first snow in september, for all of you who are still warm and humid, on webshots.

Check it out.

Peace.

London and Belfast Calling

Good and Morning Everyone,

Just booked my tickets to London and then to Belfast for the week after next. Im really looking forward to seeing Ireland and I am really looking forward to getting in some warmer weather.

Today the snow was halfway down the mountain. I am estimating less than a week before we have snow on the ground here. The high temperature for the day yesterday was 5 degrees celsius. Brrrrr!

We have been having classes this week for 8 hours a day and at the end of each day we are all very tired. We had our weekly movie night last night and the movie that we watched was a national geographic film about the ocean if all of the water was drained. It was interesting but I think next week I am going to lobby for a comedy. Too much seriousness.

Alan, who lives across the hall, and I have been challenging each other to use abstract words in class. He had given me Obfuscate and Juxtaposition...I used them in an online discussion for our first class. I have decided to give him Ephemeral and Cantankerous! Good Luck Alan! Muh hahaha!

Well I will post more on my trip once I have more details and I will definitely post pictures!

Peace.

...People are Crazy...

Hey family and friends,

We here in Isafjordur have been going a little but stir crazy these days.

We are all working on group projects these days and one thing that we can all agree on is that we have group projects. Hahaha!

We have one more week of courses then two weeks of no courses but homework...some of us are heading off to get out of here for awhile. Don't get me wrong Iceland and Isafjordur are great, but you need to see new people and do new things sometimes.

Tomorrow is our last day of our first course. This first course has been great but i'm ready to more on to new things.

On another note...

I have been having an intense desire to listen to country a lot lately...i think i'm missing the valley and working on the farms this summer. AHH....summer...how I miss you.

(sings) Some beach....some where......! (sings)

(sings) God is great...beer is good....people are crazy! (sings)

Peace

Westfjords Sailing!

Hello everyone,

Just had a great weekend of sailing around the Westfjords. We had to come back early though because of the Gale warning that was posted. Sadly yesterday turned out to be a beautiful and warm day...no gale. However, we are all home and safe so thats what counts.

Our boat was beautiful a 60ft yacht. I would love to have a boat like that someday!

I took lots of pictures during the trip and they are all going on webshots right now, so in an hour or so they should be up an ready for people to look at. - http://outdoors.webshots.com/album/574630536crvnlr

I have been working on my paper like mad because I have, of course, left it until the last minute.

I have also been feeling like I need to get out of Isafjordur for a weekend or something. See new people and new things. Im sure that the feeling will pass but im thinking about maybe a weekend trip to Reykjavik or something may be in order. We will see!

Well id better go I have to go work on a group case study project; I have to read up on the planning act for iceland. - FUN!

Miss everyone.

Peace