Stories
A fine collection of anecdotes by the author, about everyday life in Iceland.
Translate, if you can11.10.2023 — 2 min read
Translate, if you can
It has been a long time since I last came to this side of the …
Questions about Iceland (according to Google)18.06.2021 — 11 min read
Questions about Iceland (according to Google)
We all know that the famous "algorithms" exist. Those who spy on us through the …
Fun Facts about Iceland (according to the internet)15.06.2021 — 9 min read
Fun Facts about Iceland (according to the internet)
Hello my reader friend! This week is Iceland's National Day [not really, remember this is …
Almanac LA ÍSLAND 202026.12.2020 — 6 min read
Almanac LA ÍSLAND 2020
I've always liked the word almanac, but I've never really read one. So let's use …
Public space and childhood15.10.2020 — 6 min read
Public space and childhood
I wrote this text during my August hiatus, so it has some parts that do …
Welcome back!01.10.2020 — 3 min read
Welcome back!
I want to take this opportunity to tell you about the changes, which in themselves …
Fifty-two16.08.2020 — 3 min read
Fifty-two
We celebrate one year of moving to Iceland! It all started at the end of …
Lycanthropy09.05.2020 — 1 min read
Lycanthropy
In these last days in which we have returned to normality, it has been difficult …
The return of the Sun25.04.2020 — 3 min read
The return of the Sun
I have been living in Iceland for about nine months now. The situation of the …
Lessons from love16.02.2020 — 4 min read
Lessons from love
Well here we are ... after 6 years of relationship. After 3 years of living …
Asphyxia16.02.2020 — 1 min read
Asphyxia
I've been more than busy these past few weeks. In general, January was quite chaotic. …
New Year's lights01.01.2020 — 3 min read
New Year's lights
The nocturnal calm is, from time to time, interrupted by the scourge of air into …
About tuberculosis04.12.2019 — 6 min read
About tuberculosis
I haven’t thought about vaccines in a long time. I think the last time I …
Little by little21.11.2019 — 2 min read
Little by little
Greetings to you all, once again I have not been able to normalize my publications. …
The view from the balcony20.11.2019 — 3 min read
The view from the balcony
An advertisement in the newspaper. There it was. From the seventies, very sturdy. The photos, …
Almost three months06.11.2019 — 1 min read
Almost three months
We arrived to Iceland in August 17th. The sun still stayed for a while in …
An Icelandic shower06.10.2019 — 4 min read
An Icelandic shower
It was the beginning of 2014. I had chosen to invest my money on a …
As an introduction05.10.2019 — 3 min read
As an introduction
I have to confess that, for me, getting started is, perhaps, one of the most …
Living with an Icelandic (Part 2)27.08.2019 — 5 min read
Living with an Icelandic (Part 2)
I know there are places in Mexico where foreigners are scammed, charging the tourists more. …
Living with an Icelandic (Part 1)27.08.2019 — 4 min read
Living with an Icelandic (Part 1)
Recently, during a conversation with a friend, it came out the topic of the things …
Why Iceland?27.08.2019 — 3 min read
Why Iceland?
I know. Iceland? Mexico? Don’t you die of cold? Those incautious people, who don’t conceive …