Wednesday, June 19, 2019

narsarsuaq

19June

Narsarsuaq has been ok so far. i've been in my room for half of the day. well to my credit i did try to hike but the flies, mosquitoes and cramps really got to me so i gave up when i saw the glacier halfway thru. I was really glad I didn’t have to buy any food though. The supermarket didn’t really have anything legit cept for some greens. I guess I could’ve made something or had an excuse to go out for dinner at the hotel.

I did learn something new from one of the staff in the morning when the radio didn’t work after a while. She told me about the polar bear sightings nearby during winter and that yesterday when they were sailing they saw a whale breach. And how the Greenlandic language sounded like the inuits in Canada. And how those in the south east side of Greenland looked more Viking while the rest look Asian. In the meantime, I spent pretty much most of the day in the hostel watching shows n chilling out and playing the brainless hp game. I could’ve read abit but wasn’t really in the mood to continue, and I miss you a lot. Esp since I’m so used to having ard to hug me when I have cramps. The power of physical touch. Meh. I did have the thought of flying to Canada cause that’s where the closest family is. And I also had the thought of bringing the electric racket for the insects. I would’ve derived great satisfaction from using it. Im undecided if I should spend so much on data tomorrow though. In fact the host did say he had internet so prolly I should go with that.

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

it's not funny

i got really offended by this phrase when i was trying to fish for my tickets to board the airbus departing edinburgh.

apparently they use if often in a common conversation but i just find it highly offensive.

faroe islands has been a flurry of events almost every other day. besides the daily cleaning and organising. there were alot of first that were really unforgettable

helicopters, puffins, sleeping on a classic sail boat, have a very personal second hand experience of what whaling means to the faroese. n i still cant dance for nuts.

asians are rare here. and it's really nice to call home and speak normal and bitch/gossip about others. i had a very interesting talk with my shit japanese with a very very friendly and unjapanese guy who married and followed his wife here.

i've also have had to be partially responsible for feeding and cleaning animals, pet dogs and wild ducks and turtles that have been slightly forgotten because of their busy lifestyle.

the kindness of the people here have been really amazing. they are selfless and would go out to help even if it doesnt even benefit them. like driving us to effo when we were drenched and missed the bus, and having another successful hitchhike at effo to torshavn. but i've also wondered if the community is so tight knit, what happens to those that dont fit in? like the two couples who stayed on the island koltur and one had to move? what if i hate all this socialising and just want a time out? does everyone have a difficult time saying no or is socialising the only way up. which is technically how ours work now.