Innlendingar

In this episode, we get honest and a little bit vulnerable about our experience of cultivating a sense of belonging in a new place and we share some tips and tricks about how to make the people around you, whoever they are, feel welcomed and valued.

This is part two of Sayed's unbelievable story in which he goes over his experience since arriving in Iceland as a refugee, his time in Iceland's refugee camps, and his interactions with Icelandic policy-makers and politicians.... and it is probably fair to say that it has not been all sunshine and rainbows. I think this episode will be very eye-opening for us all.

In this episode, we share the first of two parts of Sayed's story. Originally from Afghanistan, Sayed was forced to flee his homeland as Taliban forces grew stronger and stronger in his region of the country. He tells the unbelievable story of how he tried twice to flee the country - a story filled with inconceivable violence as well as moments of great beauty and goodness. His journey from Afghanistan to Europe shaped who is is as a person today, and we were honoured to be able to receive him.

In this episode, we spoke to Kathryn Gunnarsson who is one of the founders of Geko, a rapidly growing and highly innovative recruitment agency in Iceland that has received three nominations for the Nordic Start-Up awards. Originally from the UK, Kathryn moved to Iceland in 2016 with her Icelandic husband and young family without knowing a single person and, in the face of a devastating personal trauma, has been able to build a thriving business and a gorgeous family and we had the pleasure of being to pick her brains and find out how.

In this episode, we spoke to fellow ~innlendingur~ Nicolai Engelbrecht - a healer, speaker, guide, author and much, much more . He spoke to us about his drastic transformation from a life of organized crime to a life that is dedicated to helping others to overcome obstacles, whatever they may be, and to live a happier and more fulfilled life.

In this episode, we sat down with Caroline Cheron, an interior designer, mother, and adventurer from France, who made the brave decision to relocate to Iceland with her family after having fallen in love with the country as a tourist. We talked about her experiences in setting up and running a business in Iceland, building a healthy relationship with failure, and nurturing your spirit of adventure.

Get to know us a little better in this (predominantly) light-hearted episode in which we ask each other an eclectic range of questions ranging from what the most disgusting Icelandic food we've eaten is to what our spirit animals are.

In this episode, we talked with the lovely Alo - an innlendingur from Chile who has recently become a mother. She gave us a very moving insight into the life of a new mother as a foreigner in Iceland and shared some of the ways that she has learned to survive and thrive in the most important role of her life so far.

In this episode, we highlight some of the moments of culture shock that we’ve experienced while living in Iceland. We discussed Icelandic naming traditions, Californian over-friendliness, the female nipple, and much more! If you have any of your own culture shocks that you’d like us to share in another episode…please send them our way 👉🏼 [email protected].

In this episode, we chat with the wonderfully charming Kyana Sue otherwise known as 'that girl on tiktok.' In what is our first interview with a fellow ~innlendingur~ we get to learn about Kyana's personal highs and lows of pursuing her dreams of settling in Iceland.