The 2017 Polyglot Conference will be held at the Harpa concert hall and conference center in Reykjavík this year! When I first learned about the Polyglot Conference in 2015, I was stoked. This blog had already been up and running for about a year and I was looking forward to attending an event that brought…
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I have spoken about my love for Memrise on here before, so it is no surprise that I am super excited about Memrise’s recent announcement to roll out an official Icelandic course on their language learning platform.
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Observing how children learn can be a fascinating experience. While it is true that most children have lots of free time, the luxury of being totally immersed in a language, and their own personal tutors (their parents, family, and peers), it doesn’t mean that adults can’t adapt some of their behaviors when it comes to…
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Recently, I have been going to a boxing strength and conditioning class at Hnefaleikafélagið Æsir (try saying that three times fast) with some of my co-workers. The gym looks like something Rocky might train in, and when you walk in the smell of sweat and hard work smacks you in the face. Well, mostly sweat…
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I know we are almost three weeks into 2017 but hooray for a new year!!! Whether you made resolutions or not, now is a great time to reflect on your fluency progress in 2016 and see what you can improve or change in order to reach your language learning goals this year. There are no…
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Within the first month of moving to Iceland, I knew that I had to step up my language learning game by enlisting some expert help, so I started searching online for Icelandic language classes in the Reykjavík area. This was my first time taking a language course in 10 years! It is hard to believe…
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It is officially fall and about two weeks ago I hit the three-month mark since I made my big move to Iceland. Living here and learning the Icelandic language has been an exhilarating and exhausting experience. I knew that I would need to give myself time to adjust to my new environment, job, and culture but I…
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I know that it seems like I literally fell off the earth recently but so much has happened since my last post in November. As you can tell from the title of this post, I am making the big move to the land of Fire & Ice. Gunnar and I have worked tirelessly to make…
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Kæri Vinur (Dear Friends), Today is special not only because it is Icelandic Language Day (Dagur íslenskrar tungu) but also because it is when I officially launched the blog last year! This day holds a special place in my heart and to celebrate I am listening to some epic Icelandic folk music below. 🙂
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I had so much anxiety, anticipation and excitement before I ventured off to Iceland for my third visit. Because I had only been learning Icelandic for about 5 months, I expected that I would face some challenges with being able to communicate in the language when I arrived in the country. However, I wasn’t expecting…
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