Iceland: Climate Change & Sustainability in the Arctic

Gullfoss Falls of Iceland Who would ever guess thata broad river flowing down fromdistant pure white glacierscould drop so suddenly over ablack lava rim only to turn sharplyat a right angle and do the sameall over again doubling theintensity of its roar in torrentsas white as distant glaciers. Poem by Richard F. Fleck By...

In many places, plans define the experience. Here, the ability to change them does. The Icelanders seem to understand this deeply. And instead of resisting it, they work with it. That mindset started to rub off on us. Each disrupted plan became less of a disappointment and more of an opportunity to experience something...

By: Owen R-S Butter on bread. In Iceland it’s supposed to be a 50/50 split. You need to have as much butter as you have bread. Lunching at Friðeimar Tomato Farm showed us that, for geothermal energy specifically, that 50/50 split also exists in the form of stewardship and community. Geothermal agriculture, from geothermal...

By Myles R. and Shabd S. We started the day off with a quick breakfast (if you were awake). Following this we packed our luggage, loaded the bus, and continued our journey. Our journey today was along a road known as the Golden Circle. Well-known sites along the Golden Circle are þingvellir (a national...

This is the third part of a multi-part series on Day 1 of the 2026 Iceland Intensive Learning Trip. To see the first part, click here; to see the second part, click here. Despite our vastly different circumstances in life, it was interesting to see just how many similarities our lives had. In the...

This is the second part of a multi-part series on Day 1 of the 2026 Iceland Intensive Learning Trip. To read the first part, click here. To read the third part, click here. Iceland, we experienced, was ever-dynamic, with its rugged coastline and canceled flights. By Ali S. and Liam R. After breakfast with...

This is the first part of a multi-part series on Day 1 of the 2026 Iceland Intensive Learning Trip. To read the second part, click here; to read the third part, click here. By Jason Y. and Allan W. Our Iceland IL was nearly canceled. We were supposed to leave around 2:20-2:30 p.m. on...