A Typical Day in Skagaströnd, Iceland.

Today is my last day in Skagaströnd, Iceland, before my group picks up starts traveling to Reykjavik for the remainder of our dialogue. It has been an amazing three weeks living in this little town and all of us are so sad to leave the artist residency and the friends we have made here.

Each day in this town has been simple and quaint. My roommates and I would make breakfast at home and walk together to our studio at around 9 or 10 am each day. Our studio is in a converted fish factory and is a great space for our work. When our group would meet at studio, we would either participate in lectures, film screenings, or active listening exercises of full-length albums. After meeting for class as a group, we would have time to work in our studio space on our current project and ask questions. We have had projects due every five days here, and on each due date we would have critiques where each student would show and get feedback on his or her film. Since our studio is the only place with wifi, people also hang out in two of our studio nooks after they have finished their work in order to catch up with family or emails via the web.

Occasionally our group would make a run to the local gas station or cafe for some food throughout the day, but most of us would cook meals for ourselves at home. Since it is never dark in Iceland at night during the summer time, most of us have enjoyed spending our evenings outside exploring the cliffs near the ocean or hanging out with some of the locals at the restaurant in town. I personally have loved having constant sunlight so I have time to take more pictures and video in the later hours of the day. I would like to say that I have been getting enough sleep here in Iceland, but with so much brightness and beauty outside it makes it hard to want to go to bed! I know I will really miss the simple living I have experienced in Iceland once I return to Boston.