At this morning's start for the Nord Mag Conference, I met the students attending from University of Iceland, Lund University in Sweden and Jyvaskla University in Finland. So you know that I am not exaggerating about the extreme weather, Professor Gudmundsson was unable to drive in from his home in Akureyri, north Iceland. His presentation came in via SKYPE. In the afternoon, student groups presented on the state of social service for older adults in their respective countries. I learned from them and gathered several excellent ideas that could be adapted in America.
Before an evening reception, our group walked to adjacent Nordic House. This classic building is a library of literature and art from the other Nordic countries.
In December, Nordic House has a daily mystery performance at lunch hour; anything from classical piano concert to one act play to author reading his/her work. It is popular among the community and students/staff at University of Iceland. Sounds like a creative way to infuse culture and holidays.
Mr Good, my traveling companion, found interesting books at Nordic House:
Nancy Drew is a classic! I remember well as a young person snuggling up to one of the Keene mysteries at night, unable to go to sleep until my eyes hit the very last word. I so loved the series that I was able to amass the entire collection through the providence of family and my babysitting money.
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