{"id":8736,"date":"2026-05-05T21:02:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bloguelangues.cecm.ca\/?p=8736"},"modified":"2026-05-05T21:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:02:09","slug":"entry-3-a-bond-with-the-sacred-with-living-beings-and-the-natural-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bloguelangues.cecm.ca\/?p=8736","title":{"rendered":"Entry 3: A\u00a0Bond\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0Sacred,\u00a0with\u00a0Living\u00a0Beings\u00a0and\u00a0the\u00a0Natural\u00a0World"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

H\u00e6 h\u00e6! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For my last week in S\u00f3lheimar, I got to discover a cultural and religious custom unique to this small tight-knit community of only 100 residents. In the morning, many of them take part in the \u201cmorning circle\u201d, a ritual where they ask God for protection for the day through an Icelandic song and personal prayers. Usually they hold hands, create a human circle and discuss the news of the village (even what\u2019s on the cafeteria\u2019s daily menu). This encounter was also a great moment for me to share and discuss with Icelandic people and get to know this practice better.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Icelandic song<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Later that week, I\u00a0also\u00a0toured the breathtaking\u00a0Valley\u00a0of Steam\u00a0of\u00a0Reykjadalur\u00a0on a guided horseback ride\u00a0with Paulina, a\u00a0kind-hearted\u00a0Belgian doing an internship in the same greenhouse as me. The view on the endless stunning landscapes\u00a0to\u00a0the rhythmic sound of the Icelandic horses\u2019 footsteps was an unforgettable experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The best moment of my week was\u00a0probably the\u00a0South Coast excursion\u00a0where my roommates\u00a0and I got to\u00a0observe\u00a0a few of the most famous natural\u00a0wonders of\u00a0Iceland.\u00a0We\u00a0ended up being soaking wet from\u00a0head to toe when we walked behind the\u00a0Seljalandsfoss\u00a0spectacular\u00a0waterfall,\u00a0but the memory I keep in mind made it so worth it.\u00a0I realized\u00a0how powerful and stunning nature can be\u00a0and how lucky I am\u00a0to\u00a0see\u00a0all of\u00a0this\u00a0with my own eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Malin, Yoon, Paulina and I in front of the Seljalandsfoss waterfall<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sk\u00f3gafoss waterfall\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Reynisfjara Beach<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In\u00a0the coming\u00a0days, I plan\u00a0on moving\u00a0from\u00a0S\u00f3lheimar\u00a0to\u00a0Hverager\u00f0i, a small geothermal town,\u00a0to experience\u00a0different approaches\u00a0to work the land,\u00a0meet new people and hike\u00a0around\u00a0fumaroles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Veri\u00f0 \u00fei\u00f0 blessa\u00f0ir!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

H\u00e6 h\u00e6!  For my last week in S\u00f3lheimar, I got to discover a cultural and religious custom unique to this small tight-knit community of only 100 residents. In the morning, many of them take part in the \u201cmorning circle\u201d, a ritual where they ask God for protection for the day through an Icelandic song and personal prayers. Usually they hold hands, create a human circle and discuss the news of the village (even what\u2019s on the cafeteria\u2019s daily menu). This encounter was also a great moment for me to share and discuss with Icelandic people and get to know this practice better.   The Icelandic song Later that week, I\u00a0also\u00a0toured the breathtaking\u00a0Valley\u00a0of Steam\u00a0of\u00a0Reykjadalur\u00a0on a guided horseback ride\u00a0with Paulina, a\u00a0kind-hearted\u00a0Belgian doing an internship in the same greenhouse as me. The view on the endless stunning landscapes\u00a0to\u00a0the rhythmic sound of the Icelandic horses\u2019 footsteps was an<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":8748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"book_review_cover_url":"","book_review_title":"","book_review_series":"","book_review_author":"","book_review_genre":"","book_review_isbn":"","book_review_publisher":"","book_review_release_date":"","book_review_format":"","book_review_pages":"","book_review_source":"","book_review_rating":"","book_review_summary":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloguelangues.cecm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8736"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloguelangues.cecm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloguelangues.cecm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloguelangues.cecm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloguelangues.cecm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8736"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/bloguelangues.cecm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8751,"href":"https:\/\/bloguelangues.cecm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8736\/revisions\/8751"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloguelangues.cecm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8748"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bloguelangues.cecm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloguelangues.cecm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bloguelangues.cecm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}