This past week, my family and I decided to take a trip to the island of Viðey
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Imagine Peace
This week, as we’ve been exploring quarantined Iceland, my family and I have decidedly discovered a new favorite lunch place.
Lockdown Blues
Hey everybody! As I’m sure many of you know, Iceland has gone into a mini lockdown due to rising cases of COVID. No fatalities have been reported, but in an attempt to prevent further spread, gyms, pools, and other establishments have been shut down, and stricter distancing policies have been put in place with current regulations set to be enforced through October 19.
Hörður Karlsson
In a smoke-filled bar and later in the restaurant of the Watergate Hotel in Washington DC, a diverse group, which included a fighter pilot, an economist and an artist met during the summer of 1969. They had one thing in common. They were passionate about Iceland, and intent on establishing a US-Iceland Association.
Jólakaka: Icelandic Christmas/Jule Cake
Eating this cake brings me back to my Amma’s flat in 101 Reykjavík, sitting round her little table; I was allowed to have coffee with the cake just like the grownups! It is great all year round not just the holidays.
Our New Column: Ava in Iceland
Hi everyone! My name is Ava Haraldsson, and as a current online senior at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Maryland, who is (secretly) spending the semester in Iceland, I’m excited to write about my time here. Over the next few weeks, I’ll fill you in on the local happenings, and share what I hope to…
Scholarship Winner
We are happy to announce that the Icelandic Association of Washington DC’s 2020 Scholarship is awarded to Kimberly Davenport! Kimberly will be a freshman at Loyola University Chicago with plans to major in Global and International Relations and minor in French. She has a strong record of volunteering to help her community. The IAWDC thanks…
A Conversation with Iceland’s Ambassador to the United States
Thursday, June 25th, 2020 at 4 pm on Zoom
Iceland’s Ambassador to the U.S., Bergdís Ellertsdottír will be talking about her role and responsibilities, with Katrín Sigurðurdottír, Iceland’s Honorary Consul to Minnesota, facilitating the interview.
The Icelandic Association of Washington DC is now a member of the Iceland National League of the United States
As of this week we have begun our club membership with the INLUS which is a fledgling organization dedicated to providing additional programs for club members such as ourselves, and also serve as a virtual Icelandic club for those who don’t have one near them. One of their more interesting offerings is Kaffitími. For an…
2020 Scholarship applications
The Icelandic Association Board is pleased to announce that applications are now being welcomed for our annual educational scholarship. The scholarship, in the amount of $1,000, is offered to a member of the Icelandic Association of Washington DC who has paid 2020 dues, as well as lifetime members, and their children and grandchildren. This scholarship…