It's hard to put my experiences I had in Iceland in words but I will try my best. Iceland was a soul-searching, geology learning, people loving experience for me. Everyday I saw something new and different. I saw new people. Each day, I learned something new or saw a different side of someone in my group. Each day I was taking in a lot of information and exhausting my mind and body.
One of the things that I was surprised by was how green it was in Iceland, especially in the southern part. I was amazed by it. One of my favorite things about Iceland was how free the landscape made me feel. Similar to the American west, there was grass and agriculture land that went for miles and miles. I love the freedom of the open road and all the scenery that looks untouched by humans (even though it isn't). That definitely made me feel at home.
The diversity of the landscape also blew my mind. We saw glacier lagoons/glaciers, volcanos, green spaces, the black beaches and oceans, many waterfalls with columnar basalt. I don't think I will ever see that much diversity in one country again.
There was always a bit of wonder and unknown everywhere we went. It was like even though we were learning a lot about the geology of the land, there was still that since of the unknown. We didn't know everything that happened at every place. I liked feeling that unknown feeling because it made me want to explore more. It also made me content with not knowing everything.
I felt many emotions everyday while I was there. From happy, to excited, to sad, to irritated. Every emotion I am able to feel, I felt almost everyday. That was a lot to handle while also learning about the geology and getting to know the people on the trip, but I think I did a good job at maintaining control of my emotions while also letting myself feel them.
"Country roads take me home, to the place I belong." That lyric describes how I felt when I was in Iceland. Being on the road and seeing new scenery everyday is what made the trip extra special for me. I would not trade this experience or group for anything and I hope to make it back to the land of fire and ice again…
No comments:
Post a Comment