Aww, thank you for the lovely comment. It means a lot to hear you say that. I truly enjoy making these videos and I'm glad that you enjoy them too. ❤

Thanks for watching and commenting, Helgi. Yea, I felt like I needed to allow myself to have some fun. :-)

​@@AllThingsIceland Dear Jewels, do you wish to meet with us, when we visit there? You seem amazing sunny person and time in Reykjavik would be more valuable with you around

Yea, that is interesting. Do you want to move back?

Where do you live now?

my mom moved back after 50 years n did great

@@saraleebakerson6911 maybe I will. My younger brother and father moved back a few years ago too. Well he was born in the states so I guess it was his first time.

Thank you so much!!

Thanks for watching and the lovely comment. :-)

Yay for moving to Iceland! I'm so glad that you find the videos helpful. Good luck with your move.

So glad to hear that you enjoy the videos. Thank you for watching.

Yay for getting the packing list and learning Icelandic! You're going to be so prepared for your trip. 🙂 Thank you for the lovely comment.

We were so fortunate because last summer was one of the best in so many years. Glad you got to experience that.

Thank you!!!

Aww, thank you so much. Glad you are enjoying the videos. 😊

Glad to hear that you love my content. Thank you for saying that. It's awesome that you feel at home in Iceland and I hope that you are able to move here in the future.

My pleasure. 😊

Right?! Time has flown by.

What kind of research, Laura? How's it going there?

@@Ephesians5-14 environmental history -- and so happy to be here!

There’s a reason there’s no umbrellas. It’s too windy - they would be getting constantly wrecked. You’re much better off with a really good raincoat.

@@trojanpony point taken. I have experienced wind on Iceland so fierce you need to turn your head away from it to breathe comfortably. And the wind blew like that for a straight 24 hours. But I think visitors should try and cover all bases. Raincoats don't really protect your face. And I personally hate a wet cold face.

Simone Williamson Yeah, it’s pretty insane how windy it can get there! It’s honestly the biggest weather element that visitors need to take into account. Moreso than cold, rain, snow, etc.

Thank you!!!

Glad to hear that the videos are helpful. Thanks for commenting and watching.

Great points! Thanks for watching and commenting.

it's basically any other country as well. Most people who move countries for the first time are surprised by this. I have to get a new license here in Germany as well and it's a pain. I have 15 years of experience. Some countries do have agreements with each other but mostly you're required to take some lessons and pass the exam.

Yea, I'm astonished at how terrible it has gotten in the USA, especially in the last week.

Great idea. I might have to get someone else to join me because I only make plant based meals.

You'd be disappointed

@@007speedcuber Why is that?

@@AllThingsIceland We are not a "food people", most traditional icelandic foods are things foreigners would find disgusting

Not at all! I’m Indian and absolutely loved Icelandic food!

Yay! Glad that helped. It has changed so much over the years. It's been a pleasant surprise that it is so easy to be vegan here.

This is the reason that not everybody stay here If you rent small room ,no weather and your friends are only imigrants like you You think rather to focus on English , I know a lot of people esp. Women who leave iceland coz integration not exist and only courses not help you to obey this sociality , you are always foreigner

Yes, it is such a relief. Thanks. 🤗

Aww, thank you for the lovely comment, Kayode. I'd love to hear which ones you relate to. Yay for wanting to visit Iceland. I hope you do because it is an awesome place. Cheers! ❤

@@AllThingsIceland Oh yes definitely. 1. Appreciating the sun: Coming from a mostly warm/hot country with abundant sunlight, Wales has taught me to be very appreciative of any sunny days we get. As beautiful as it is, it's a notoriously cloudy and rainy country and the past winter was one of the rainiest on record! While the weather is fine now, between October and April, sunny days were very few and far between indeed. Adjusting to that was a bit of a challenge. 2. The Language: Like you, I love to try new things! However, because the welsh language is a minority language within the United Kingdom and even in Wales itself, it can be incredibly hard to learn. Besides, one can get by with English anyway, so it requires great effort to actually learn as not many speak it. But it's an incredibly lovely Celtic language and I'm gonna keep trying! 3. Transferring money: Incredibly easy within the UK but a herculean task when trying to transfer to or even receive money from home. 4. Being a foreigner working for me: While there is a huge foreign presence in England, Wales is a pretty well-kept secret and I actually love being here because not many people make distorted assumptions about my being Black/African, so I'm able to positively contribute to the culture around me and offer interesting aspects of my personality that they haven't experienced before. I have felt very much welcome here and I know I'm very fortunate in that regard. Sorry this was so long, I hope you were able to read it to the end! :-)

@@kayodeaseweje6374 Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I've always wanted to visit Wales and now I'm even more convinced :)

@@Rain-oy5on Oh I'm glad, please do! Visit Iceland too!

@@kayodeaseweje6374 I will, I'm actually doing 4 months of studying in Iceland, starting in August. I'm so looking forward to it 😍 And Wales will be next year I guess :D

I'm glad you find my videos helpful. Great questions and I have been thinking about this. I'll that video idea on my list because a lot of the information is based on circumstances - like if you are in a relationship with an Icelander and so on.

I'm feeling the same! Hoping to move there in a couple years and hope to get as much info as possible 😊

Hi Thuso, Thanks for the lovely comment. There might be other scholarships but the one that immediately comes to mind is the Fullbright grant to study here. You can find more information here - fulbright.is/

All Things Iceland Thank you 🙏🏾I will look into it

Yes! I was in NYC during July and I was roasting. It was unbelievable to me that people were just walking casually outside in 90 degree weather. 😓

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Thank you!! I truly hope you visit one day. It is a lovely place. ❤

All Things Iceland No problem! Me too! Lol ❤️🙏

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LOL yea the blizzards do suck and they were worse this year than in a long time. Well, depending on where you live.

I checked that out, and the wind! WOW!

I don't watch a lot of television but I heard The Valhalla Murders is good.

@@AllThingsIceland They are good.

My Icelandic is ok. I'm still learning it. Icelandic is fairly difficult to learn. The grammar is the hardest part.

I have only visited Norway, so I can't speak on what it is like to live there but it is a lovely country to visit. Both are interesting for different reasons. Norway is, of course, much larger and there is a big variety of things you can do in the city and in nature. While Reykjavík is a nice city, it is quite small. Going outside of the city is where a lot of the magic is. The nature here is amazing. Depending on your grandmother's physical abilities, Norway might have more accessible areas built into its society. Iceland is ok with this but is working on improving.

@@AllThingsIceland Thank you very much for this very detailed explanation, it's very nice. What i like most about you, is your totally natural side when you explain things. Real emotions, real experiences, real feelings and details to help us better understand the country. You really made me want to love more this amazing country, and yes it's true that Icelandic hospitality is particularly warm in such a cold located country 🇮🇸. I started to learn Icelandic, it is not easy, but here we speak Dutch and German which is very similar to Norwegian. However, with the will we can learn any language. For now i would say this : "Ég tala ekki íslensku ennþá"

I was going to say the same that’s what I use between Iceland and USA and vice versa .

Hi! Trapped is really good and Valhalla Murders. Do you want shows that are in English or in Icelandic?

@@AllThingsIceland both would be great..if not strictly Icelandic would be fine I think that's a better way of learning a language. Sometimes subtitles can be a distraction.

And thank you for responding. Have a great day. Btw I watched Fortitude it was really good.

Yea. I think I that definitely has played a role. I can't speak for every nationality but I do think people from the U.S. are, in general, well received here. Yes, I am able to get it.

Woohoo!

I do have that on my list of ideas. 😊

There is a channel about languages. This link covers Icelandic with other languages. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pdSUqLSbzKfOaI0.html

I read once that the Icelanders speak the same ninth century Norse their ancestors spoke when they discovered Iceland with Eric The Red. Iceland was isolated until the forties, I believe. The Gov’t had made an attempt to ‘regulate’ their ancient language but that would seem impossible in this day of computers & social networks.

There are tons on YT. I checked out the poverty, prison, and the weather.

There are stores that have a variety of organic foods. They are called Hagkaup, Nettó, Krónan has some, the heatlh food store and Veganbúðin (The vegan market). That is what comes to mind. The whole stores are not organic but they do have an ok variety.

Fantastic! Thank you for sharing, and thank you for sharing such good content about such a beautiful country.

You can find turkish ,Asian and polish shops better stuff about vegetables , some vegan patee, groats, seeds Haug up I not recommend coz expensive like he'll Bonus ,kronan are cheaper but not too much healthy varietes

That is an option but the shipping and import cost can still be a lot.

Yes, fruits are available year round. Definitely not as many as what I had access to in the US. One big issue is the freshness of the fruits can be questionable.

LOL

I alsow not change if mine is valid for all life I not change for have only 5years or10

Let's not even start with the writing....... just forget it......literally 12 different ways to say and write every single verb.... and then we have all the rules with the nouns and adjectives.....its a mess actually

@@raggionice Yup. LOL

It is the same here in the U.S.. People come here from other countries having learned perfect English and I am completely in shock at how badly I speak it as a native.

LOL we live in a small space, so I don't know how exciting that would be.

A major one is not taking off your shoes before entering someone's house. It is possible that the person will tell you that you don't have to but it is best to always assume that you should. Another is not showering naked with soap before going into the swimming pool. Those are just off the top of my head. Iceland is mostly laid back but somethings are quite important. They do realize that foreigners might not know this, so they will forgive and inform you about it, but it would be quite strange if a native did one of those.

😂😂😂 “Texas means chaos”, made me laugh out loud.

LOL it is!! 🙃