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A+ A terrific Article: "How to Fall in Love with a Glacier: Teaching Environmental Humanities in Iceland" by Dr. Shannon Grimes
 Boggy pasture walk with Bjarni, a local folklore expert, to some rocks believed to be inhabited by elves.

Church under Snaefellsjokull glacier.

Desertification in the highlands of Iceland.

Each of us Entered into communion with nature in our own ways.

Falling in Love

Glacial valley where wild horses roam, magnificent views of active volcanoes, and hot springs

  by Eloise Grathwohl

Hummock-Hopping

Iceland program consists of two courses, one that is interdisciplinary, and the other a cultural course that involves visiting places of cultural importance and asking students to reflect on their travel experiences and cross-cultural encounters.

Jackson with some trolls (or giants?) outside a gift shop in Reykjavik. Icelanders capitalize on their belief in elves.

Keen interest in environmental issues

Love for the land can motivate people to protect the environment in various ways.

Meeting Icelanders and hearing their stories was an invaluable part of our study abroad experience.

Nature photography and became a

Our students particularly enjoyed a service project where we teamed up with members of a local
Planted over 1,000 trees in an area of the highlands that is suffering from desertification.

Quickly learned about pressing environmental issues in Iceland

Realize that I can better serve myself and my students by bridging some of the divides between the head and the heart.

Summer 2014 study abroad Shannon Grimes

So Stinkin' cute!

Turf houses

Under the Glacier, by Nobel-prize winner Halldόr Laxnes

Vestmannaeyjar, Westman Islands off the coast of Iceland.

Waterfall "Top of Skógafoss waterfall, Iceland."

 eco-tourism eXperts, local farmers, and environmental activists were among the guest speakers for the culture course. 

You rock, Shannon!!

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