Finding Warmth and Welcome as an Immigrant in Iceland
If I approached my immigration experience the same way people approach a start-up, maybe I could optimize the amount of time it took me to integrate.
Only 120 pools to visit!!!!
I should be excited about this
native
Trust me, if I could offer you a conversation in Icelandic, I would
How many pools will it take until I become a local?
Michelle Spinei is an American writer based in Reykjavik. She writes about tourism in the Arctic region and gave a TEDx Talk on adventure travel.
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