Meredith Students Return from Studying in Iceland

A group of 10 students and two faculty members returned on June 27 after a month-long study abroad program in Skalholt, Iceland.

The participants have shared their experiences through travel journals on Meredith's site.

The Meredith program offers a variety of benefits to the students who participate, learning about geology, literature, government and nature, according to Professor of History Michael Novak, one of the program faculty.

“They see a geology that is unique in the world.  They meet and get to know a people who find happiness with very little control over nature and very little attachment to material possessions,” said Novak.  “They read a rich literature written over 800 years ago that is still alive in the places, the names, and the imaginations of the populations.”

This spring’s eruption of a volcano located over a glacier known as Eyjafallayokull, added new elements to the Meredith program, including class presentations by volcano experts, and a visit to the volcano site.

Visit http://www.meredith.edu/traveljournals/iceland/default.htm to read the journals and see photos of their time abroad.