Civil Engineering
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Read more: Day 5: Suspended over GlaciersFor the fifth time this trip, we woke up and had breakfast, today I had a Nutella pancake and it was so good, I had…
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Read more: Day 5: Sustainable Tourism (and also Northern Lights!)Tourism has greatly increased in Iceland in recent years. This is due, in part, to Iceland making the news in 2010 due to a volcanic…
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Read more: Day 4: Glaciers and More WaterfallsToday we began our day departing the hotel early in the morning and ventured to the Skogafoss waterfall, where we climbed up what felt like…
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Read more: Day 4: Thingvellir and TomatoesQuestion 1: The Althing was the first formal government of Iceland. This governmental system lasted 641 years (until the 1800s). During the spring and fall,…
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Read more: Day 3: Carving WaterfallsWe began the day departing our hotel after a quick breakfast and ventured to the beauty that is Thingvellir National Park, which was once home…
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Read more: Day 2: The Battle Against The Icelandic WindThroughout the night, the wind haunted me by pushing the skylight up and down, and it still haunts me when writing this post, with me…
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Read more: Day 3: Flowing Scenery and Fermented SharkToday we went to four different places that depicted the differing scenery of Iceland. We explored the Snaefellsnes Peninsula in western Iceland. Our first stop…
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Read more: Day 1: Hotdogs! Geothermal Power Plants!We have arrived! After a very long day of travel, and barely any sleep on the plane, I have arrived in Iceland! To be exact…
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Read more: Day 2: Power Plants & Power NapsWe finally made it to Iceland! During the flight, I could see the Northern Lights along the ocean. The green color was beautiful, but I…
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Read more: Excited for Iceland!In less than 2 weeks I will be in Iceland! Landing and embarking on a trek across Iceland’s coast, from a geothermal power plant, to…
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