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The vast, glorious landscapes that seem to
extend forever
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The way the land itself is so very alive, with
active volcanoes, bubbling hot springs, and steam vents
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The clean air and water
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The frequency of sun showers and rainbows
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The challenging and beautiful Icelandic language
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The national love of coffee and the fancy
machines everyone has for dispensing it
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Skyr:
A dairy product similar to plain Greek yogurt
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The way Icelanders tend to pluralize English
words that we normally wouldn't pluralize, like "popcorns" and
"sheeps".
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The opportunity to see the Northern Lights
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Trolls, fairies, and elves live here, although I
haven’t met any yet.
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The abundance of hot water and the Icelanders'
love of heated swimming pools
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The way everyone seems to know everyone else
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Soft, spongy, colorful moss: One time I looked
at a hill and thought that the sun was shining on it, but it was just covered
in brilliant yellow-green moss
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The variety of colorful volcanic rocks: black,
red, blue, yellow, striped…
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Apparently it is possible to see the full moon
and the sun at the same time
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Something about Iceland frequently makes me feel
like I’m in The Lord of the Rings
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Icelandic sweaters
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Icelandic sheep
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Icelandic horses
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Icelandic dogs
And a few things I found surprising…
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The force of the wind here
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Horse meat is commonly eaten and is served at
Solheimar
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There is no word in Icelandic for
"please"
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Apparently Icelanders don't blow their noses
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The number of times a day I find myself saying
“Wow”
-Sarah
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