Author: Karen Pease
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Is This What You Wanted?
by Karen Pease
Karen Pease, programmerI find our race to the bottom unbelievable, along with the velocity at which we’re moving. I would…
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Our Own Worst Enemy
by Karen Pease
Greetings, readers! It’s time for another classic edition of “Someone Who Came Here As A Tourist Before Moving Here Tells…
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So, There’s No Sun Up There In The Winter, Right?
by Karen Pease
It seems that nearly every conversation I have with overseas family and friends this time of year where Iceland is…
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Mouldy Potatoes To You, Too!
by Karen Pease
A year and a half since I first picked up a copy of ‘Teach Yourself Icelandic.’ A year since I…
On How I Learned To Shout For Help
by Karen Pease
I planned to write about what it was like moving all of my stuff into my apartment in Kópavogur after…
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Customs, Inspections, And Permits, Oh My!
by Karen Pease
Moving halfway around the world to Iceland isn’t just about walking onto a plane and stepping into a new life….
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Like A Foreigner In The Land Of My Birth
by Karen Pease
I moved from the United States to Iceland in February of this year, to a pretty apartment in Kópavogur with…
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I’m Not In Kansas Anymore, Thankfully
by Karen Pease
Well, more precisely, I’m certainly not in Iowa, where I lived and worked before I came to Iceland in February….
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Here Don’t Be Dragons!
by Karen Pease
As I write this from my apartment in Kópavogur, I realize I should start at the beginning. Every immigrant has…