i am currently in iceland at a hotel at the edge of skaftafell national park. it is 13 minutes to midnight, and it is as bright as day outside. fascinating, yet so unfortunate for one´s circadian rhythms. and to think that in winter the opposite is true, with almost 100% darkness... shudder
i find writing about social issues so much more interesting than just about natural beauty or scenery (i will leave that to facebook photos).
fun facts - iceland is one of the world´s wealthiest countries (5th) and also one of the world´s most economically egalitarian ones (4th by Gini coefficient, a means of measuring inequality). iceland also generates 70% of its power from renewable geothermal sources. iceland also has the world´s first openly homosexual head of state - and she is a woman at that.
i wonder if all this is possible only because of iceland´s unique natural heritage and it´s small population (a little over 300,000).
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