Friday 22 January 2016

9 days to go.....

I thought you might like to see where I will be for the next month.
The residency is way up north away from the crowds(?) of Reykjavik, in a village of around 500 people - Skagastrond. 

There is a bar, restaurant, school, old people's home and a cowboy club..... I read somewhere that it's so windy that the school kids are taught to crawl home in case they get blown away. I will confirm whether this is an urban myth or is indeed, true once I'm there!


I do wonder if the buildings are single story because of the high winds... seems plausible.

I am desperately trying to learn a few Icelandic words and am getting nowhere. I just can't seem to remember them as they are totally non phonetic. Plus I am appalling with languages..... 

Today, I will attempt to get everything in one place so I can see the pile of stuff I'm anticipating taking with me. I expect this will be cut by at least half before next Monday.

Aly

Thursday 21 January 2016

And after...

So it might look the same, but there was lots of hair on the hairdressers floor...


Today I found out where I will be living and who with. I'm sharing a house in Skagastrond with two artists, one Chelsea Culpepper from NYC  (brilliant name), who works with installation and paint I think, and Megan Perra, another American who works in print. I have found published work by both artists and it looks brilliant. 

I only have 4 non working days left to get everything sorted out. I've got all the thermals I can carry but still have to go through all my camera stuff to try and work out what I can leave behind. 

Help!!!!


Wednesday 20 January 2016

Iceland prep...

Today I am sorting out my hair so I don't need to think about it while I'm away...

This is the 'before'


Sunday 17 January 2016

Getting into practice...

Can't believe how tired I am today after a 15 mile walk in the Derbyshire hills. Beautiful day out and about 1* C.