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Language Skills and Humanitarian Aid Work

The Student Paper met Hrafnhildur Sverrisdóttir over Zoom to chat about her experience working with the Red Cross. Hrafnhildur has extensive on-the-ground experience, having done humanitarian work around the globe in collaboration with the Icelandic Red Cross, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the United Nations, and other organizations. Today, Hrafnhildur works for the Icelandic Red Cross on projects related to international development and humanitarian aid.

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Long-Distance Relationships in the 21st Century

Last fall, my spouse moved to Germany under the pretext of studying mathematics for two to three years. I’ve interpreted this as an opportunity to experience this unique tradition of Icelandic women and get to know the reality of my sisters in the only way possible, through life itself. - Karitas M. Bjarkadóttir shares her wealth of knowledge on long-distance relationships.

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A Foreign Student’s Guide to the Holidays in Iceland

While the holiday season is typically spent gathered together with friends and loved ones, that sort of thing may be difficult this year. Especially for international students who are staying in Iceland, the holiday blues can hit particularly hard. Still, that shouldn’t stop you from getting into the festive spirit, and believe me when I say that Iceland does “festive” like nowhere else on earth. Here are just a few ideas to get you started.

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Gum, Be Gone!

This summer, many people were probably surprised by the sight of a seventy-something man cruising around town on an electric scooter, wearing a yellow vest and carrying some sort of strange vacuum cleaner on his back. The Gum Slayer, as some people call him, recently spoke with the Student Paper. We couldn’t wait to meet this interesting man, who set out to clean as many wads of gum as possible off the streets and sidewalks of downtown Reykjavík over the course of 10 weeks.

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