Archive for 'Icelandic culture'
Movies in Iceland Posted by sequoia on Sep 23, 2011
The film festival starts soon. They show movies from all over, mostly with English subtitles (Icelandic movies tend to have no subtitles at all, especially the short films from the film schools) and the venues are likewise all over. There’s movies held in the swimming pool, at the University movie theater, at the Nordic house…
Childrens’ books and comics in Iceland Posted by sequoia on Sep 11, 2011
Here’s a list of comics and book series I’ve seen in Icelandic that have been translated, and at the end I have some examples of Icelandic children’s books. I’m missing a lot because I simply can’t remember all the ones that I hadn’t seen before (like the Scandinavian ones), so if you know of any…
Graffiti in Iceland Posted by sequoia on Sep 5, 2011
I’m sorry this post is so late, I was having logging-in troubles and I still don’t know what exactly was wrong or how it got fixed. Sometimes what looks like graffiti was actually art commissioned by the business that owns the wall it was painted on. “Wow, what a cool showing is this” (or something…
Knitting in Iceland Posted by sequoia on Aug 14, 2011
If you have any questions or want to see me take photos of/write a post on something, comment and let me know! Wool, fish, and aluminum are Iceland’s biggest exports. Until recently it was only the first two that were available. Icelandic wool is “single ply” which means it is made in one strand, although…
Icelandic Food (traditional and non) Posted by sequoia on Aug 14, 2011
This is my first post, so here’s a brief introduction: I’m nineteen and I’ve been living in Reykjavík for one year, taking Icelandic for Foreigners classes at the University of Iceland. I live with a Swede who works at a daycare. My other two good friends are a Finn and an Icelander, so if I…