To build upon yesterday's entry on Christmas , today I want to talk about reindeer. You'd be forgiven for thinking that the Engl...

I thought it might be nice to follow up yesterday's somber post with a happier one, so today I'm going to talk about the Icelandic...

What is the opposite of a birthday? Not all cultures celebrate birthdays to the same extent that we do in America, but most languages a...

Today's entry is going to be a quick one, because I'm in the process of finishing up some of my graduate school applications! The...

Today's word describes something that people use all the time-- not just in Iceland, but in most parts of the world. It's rafmag...

Often, learning new vocabulary is a simple matter of memorization and retention: all you really need to know is hundur means "dog,...

Today's word is one that should come in handy now that winter is on the horizon... even if, so far, this month has been underwhelming...