Day 4

photo by Kat Griffith

I woke up to the community´s morning meeting. Some 100 people gathered around a poll and sang at 9 a.m.

Pauline, who answered ´world peace´ when we stated what we are passionate about a few days ago, taught us Icelandic and informed us about trolls, gnomes, and little people.

Larrs, a musician, played a stringed instrument he made himself and spoke about ´anthroposophy.´

We hiked a mountain and shared our perspectives on what we´ve learned about the historical context of Icelanders´relationship to their environment. After three miles of trekking through rocks and soggy ground, we were rewarded by a gorgeous views and a bath in hot springs at the bottom of Mount Heklu.


The sun sets at 11 p.m. here, and the vision is quite a sight! The constant daylight makes sleep hard to come by . . .