The Beginning Stages

I’ve been putting this off for a while now so here we go! My first attempt at a blog. Like a toddler learning to walk, puberty, or loosing your virginity, this will undoubtedly be awkward; but I will do my best. I made the decision to start this blog for my friends and family who want to see where I am and what I’m up to. I am heading off to Iceland this summer to study Renewable energy, and I will, hopefully, document the experience here. I have yet to depart for the land of ice and have spent the past week or so in Amarillo, Texas, my hometown, “preparing.” My time here consists of watching movies, reading, having family time, and hanging out with a couple of friends; mostly Greg and Erin to which I would like to say thanks. It’s Greg who first suggested I start a blog so I hope that I can live up to his expectations. So here is the plan for the summer, for all who are curious. First, I will leave Amarillo to go to Chicago to spend time with Amhir and hang with Patrick, both are doing well if you wanted to know, if you’re reading I’m proud of both of you. Then after a few days taking in the wonder that is Chicago I will leave on the 10th for New York and on the following day on to Iceland. I fly into Keflavik. I spend the next couple of days in Reykjavik, and then after traveling through the interior for a few days I will settle down in Akureyri, in Northern Iceland, for a few weeks where I will live with a host family. I will spend my days there taking Icelandic courses and attending lectures on different aspects of renewable energy in Iceland. After a few weeks I will travel to ísafjörður, a small village, to learn how to design a small energy plan; a plan that I will present to the village at the end of the program. If the names of these cities bring any level of terror to your heart, just imagine how I feel. Kirkjubæjarklaustur, say that three times fast. I’m a little nervous but also very excited which I suppose are kind of the same thing, right?
That is how the summer is supposed to go. If anyone has a question email me and I will answer what I can. OK, that’s enough for today. Until next time.