10 international volenteers from Japan, Spain, France, USA, Belgium and Italy are in Hvammstangi, Iceland from the 17th to the 31th of July to make a difference. They will be working on environmental tasks: cleaning the beach, making a hiking path and doing gardening work. They will also be getting closely involved in the local festival, Unglist, where they will contribute with their ideas and talents in music, art, theatre and dance.

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Tracking down the local choir

Irene from Spain, who is involed in a a church choir in La Laguna in Catalonia, was interested in learning about the church choir of Hvammstangi.



She found Jenni from Denmark, a resident of Hvammstangi for the last 16 years. She works in the post office and is active in the church choir which is currently on summer break.


Jenni had a very intereesting perspective on the local community. In the light of many foreigners coming to Hvammstangi in the past years - she was one of the first - the community has become more open to foreign residents. The foreigners are mostly women from Scandiavia and Germany who come to work with horses - and they meet 'a guy' and decide to stay.

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