Reykjavík Grapevine - Feb 2021, Page 23

Celine
Dylan
Emilien
Henning
Perla
Sana
Spoorthi Thomas
Henry
James
Korallia
Astrid
23The Reykjavík Grapevine
Issue 02— 2021
Who cares about adults? It’s time to see
what the children have to say.
We at the Grapevine have often cov-
ered the difficulties of immigrating to
Iceland, but we have never asked the
children how they feel. We therefore
decided to join up in association with
the wonderful parents, teachers, and
children of Landakotsskóli and ask
them what they thought about moving
to Iceland. How is it for them to grow
up in this cold island paradise?
What do you like the most
about Icelandic nature?
Spoorthi (3rd grade, India): I like the
snow in Iceland because I saw snow
for the first time in Iceland and I feel
happy about it so I like snow.
Sana (2nd grade, India): I like the cool
breeze because it cools me down.
Emilen (3rd grade, Belgium): Every-
one thinks waterfalls are awesome and
people travel from miles away to see
waterfalls in Iceland. I think they’re
boring. I hate them because it’s just
water falling without ever stopping.
The biggest waterfall is the only one
that’s fun for me, so if you want to go to
a waterfall, choose Dettifoss.
Perla (3rd grade, Iceland & Venezu-
ela): I love to go fishing because I go
fishing with my dad a lot.
What is it that you don’t
like?
Henry (2nd grade, UK & Czech Re-
public): I don’t like mountains, they
are just there, and they don’t do any-
thing.
Spoorthi (3rd grade, India): I hate
volcanoes in Iceland, especially be-
cause they are very dangerous when
they erupt and they might hurt and
destroy people’s houses so I hate them!
James (3rd grade, USA): Flash floods,
they are so dangerous
Henning (2nd grade, USA): I don’t like
it when hot lava falls, you can’t even get
close to it.
Have you ever bathed in a
geothermal hot pool? How
was it?
Dylan (2nd grade, USA): I went to the
Blue Lagoon because my mom wanted
to try it out. I liked it because it was
warm and you could chase the cold
currents.
Perla (3rd grade, Iceland & Venezu-
ela): I went to the Blue Lagoon and it
was really fun because you get a face
mask and a drink in the pool.
Celine (3rd grade, Germany): I loved
it, it was so fun.
What do you think about
the brightness over the
summer? Is it hard to go to
sleep?
Celine (3rd grade, Germany): I think
it’s ok but it’s very bright when you
sleep so I think when you’re trying to
sleep it’s quite annoying.
Dylan (2nd grade, USA): I like it be-
cause you never have to go to bed.
Astrid (2nd grade, Iceland & USA): I
like it in the mornings because it’s easy
to get out of bed and I’m very afraid of
the dark because there are monsters.
Sana (2nd grade, India): I don’t like it
because it’s hard to sleep because the
sun is too bright and my little baby sis-
ter might cry when it’s light.
What’s your favourite
animal in Iceland and why?
Sana (2nd grade, India): I like the
whales because they can go underwa-
ter and I wish I could breathe underwa-
ter and see them
Dylan (2nd grade, USA): My favourite
animal is the arctic fox because it’s
cool and can blend into the snow.
Spoorthi (3rd grade, India): My fa-
vourite animal is a sheep, I also liked
them in India, I missed the sheep when
I came here but after a few days I saw
there were sheep here too and they
were cuter than Indian sheep so now I
only love Icelandic sheep.
Korallia (2nd grade, Greece & Swe-
den): My favourite animal in Iceland
is a cat because cats are adorable and
I have one.
How do you find the wind
and coldness?
Dylan (2nd grade, USA): Fun, because
one time I almost flew and one time I
could lean back into the wind without
falling down.
Spoorthi (3rd grade, India): I actually
don’t like it when it’s windy and cold
and I feel like every part of my body is
freezing. Because of the wind, I might
fall down and get hurt.
Sana (2nd grade, India): Sometimes
it’s very cold when I go outside for re-
cess, I don’t like it.
James (3rd grade, USA): I think it’s
totally boring when it’s cold but there’s
no snow. There’s nothing to do except
freeze to death.
Perla (3rd grade, Iceland & Venezu-
ela): I like when it blows you away.
If you could rule Iceland
for a day, what would you
do?
Thomas (3rd grade, UK): I would ban
fish and replace it with chicken nug-
gets.
Sana (2nd grade, India): I would help
everyone and be kind to them.
Emilien (3rd grade, Belgium): I
would ban waterfalls.
Celine (3rd grade, Germany): I would
make airplanes and cars that didn’t
pollute the world.
Henry (2nd grade, UK and Czech Re-
public): I would make banks illegal so
I would get all the money and be rich,
rich, rich! I would give some money to
poor people.
Thank you so much to the parents
and teachers of Landakotsskóli for
opening their hearts to us!
You can find more of the childrens’ an-
swers on Grapevine.is.
Words:
Valur Grettisson
Photos:
Art Bicnick

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