• Iceland Summary

    Introduction As a part of the UMW Digital Storytelling course, myself and 14 classmates and three professors travelled to Iceland. We embarked upon a ten-day trip and travelled around the entire island. The purpose of this trip was to learn more about the culture and geography of Iceland and to be able to apply the…

  • Enjoying Black Sand Beach

    We went to Black Sand Beach on our first day in Iceland, almost as soon as we got off of the plane. Everyone was tired and cranky and wanted to go back to the hotel room. We made the best of the situation and found a nice place to lay and watch the waves. Coming…

  • Exploring Reykjavik

    During our last two days in Iceland, we explored the capital city, Reykjavik. We walked around 5 miles from our hotel into the city and visited numerous stores and tourist attractions. We also stopped in many cafés, bars, and nightclubs. Our favorite drink throughout the trip were Somersby apple ciders (in the video on the…

  • Venturing on a Glacier Experience

    Once upon a time, Polack ventured upon a glacier experience in Iceland. She was nervous, but her dream was to steal a big ole chunk of ice out of the glacier. She grabbed her ice pick and strapped on her crampons and headed into the cave! She was being so brave until she saw a…

  • Visiting Arnastapi

    Our second morning in Iceland was spent in the small village of Arnastapi. There were multiple points to sit and rest and look around. I found one spot on the edge of a cliff and rested for 30 minutes. While in Arnastapi, my friend Emma and I went to a very small coffee shop/restaurant (Stapinn)…

  • Cultural Differences

    The main cultural difference in Iceland is their drinking culture. There was a prohibition in Iceland from 1915 to 1989, and alcohol is still somewhat restricted. You can’t buy alcohol in grocery stores like you can in the U.S.. Even though alcohol is harder to obtain in Iceland, their legal drinking age is 20, versus…