10 people in one apartmentEaster egg huntsWalks on the beachBakeriesWaterslidesDouble Date nightHiking Mt. EsjaGood talksGlaciersWaterfallsDirty shoesLaughing till my cheeks hurtFaithful Friends Read More
Easter Dinner for the Culinarily-Challenged
I love this place
Terrible mother
I tried so hard. For twelve months before the big move, I tried to observe what toys the kids played with the most and therefore what toys would make the final cut to come. The purging process was painful, but we needed to get rid of a lot of stuff. There was simply no room to store everything. Darcy and Haley each got to bring their favorite blankets and a few toys to Iceland, but the rest is in storage or in a Goodwill store somewhere. I don't know what triggered it, but recently Darcy Read More
Your turn
Many Icelandic words are like a riddle to figure out. Anyone interested in seeing how many Icelandic words they know? Now, there is no cheating, Icelanders are not allowed to play, and there will be a small prize for the winner (if they come to visit us here in Iceland).What is a...1) ljosmydin --(Ljos: light, myndin: picture)2) bifvélavirki-- (bif: moving, vela: machine, virki: maker)3) auglýsinger -- (Aug: eye, lýsinger: to light up)4) jarðýtan-- (Jarð: earth, ýtan: pusher)5) opið solar Read More
April 2nd
In college, the girls in my dorm referred to Colby as the "guy who has already written a song for the girl he is going to marry." You can imagine how this rumor affected the myriad of single college girls who were desperate for a rock on their finger before graduation. Although I was determined to be the non-conformist and not succumb to marriage, I can remember hearing about this song from my roommate and thinking to myself, "Whoever gets to marry him is the luckiest girl in the world." On Read More
Insecurity
We don't know where we will be living one month from today. Please pray for our VISAs to come before this week is over. Read More
Great Joy
We got out of Reykjavik…
We just got back from a weekend retreat in the countryside with a local fellowship here. This was the first time in 7 weeks that we were able to leave the city! It was a good break. Colby spoke for two sessions , we went swimming in the rain, we were exposed to our first Icelandic dance party (I wish I had brought the camcorder!), and the kids made a new friend--Ying Ping from Hong Kong. I wonder if they will ever learn ICELANDIC. Read More
approval addict
Today in language school, I was called on to read some sentences to practice pronunciation. Whenever this happens, I feel hot liquid run through my veins, down past my knees. I took a deep breathe, and with confidence began reading. After I struggled through the last line, "kaffið er kalt og vont" (the coffee is cold and bad), the teacher began to shake his head and commented, "það hljomar ekki vel." My heart began to beat fast as I sensed I had not done something well (ekki=not, vel=well). Read More
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 31
- 32
- 33
- 34
- 35
- …
- 44
- Next Page »
