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  • Jordan Oelkers ’25

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    harrietanderson

    “The learning and community atmosphere in the Communication Studies Department is welcoming, encouraging, and always open to new ideas.” As someone who enjoys working with people, a major in Communication Studies has allowed Jordan to explore different perspectives, as well as open the door to various different career opportunities in the future. She has enjoyed…

  • The Gustavus Public Health Minor Matures

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    elliotsteeves

    Before he started the Public Health minor program at Gustavus, professor Karl Larson was working in Student Affairs in 1991. “I didn’t go into teaching right away,” Larson said. “I got my doctorate in 2001, after about six years [of graduate school], and got my first full-time health teaching position at the University of Southern…

  • Gustavus BMB Major Earns Prestigious Accreditation

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    admin

    The Gustavus Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) Program recently learned that it has been accredited by the American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), the field’s professional organization. ASBMB accreditation is a national distinction, rarely bestowed, that will be recognized by graduate and professional schools and science industry employers as confirmation that Gustavus BMB graduates…

  • Compromise for Authenticity

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    ssackreiter

    Compromise for  Chains Iceland prides itself on being a land of authentic experience, whatever that means. You won’t find globalized brands such as Starbucks or McDonalds. In fact, you can still view the last sold Big Mac in a hotel display. Authenticity is an interesting term though, because tourists “arrive and experience the location through…

  • Almannaréttur: The Right to Roam in Iceland

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    maddiej

    Like other Nordic countries, the Icelandic law, Almannaréttur, stipulates that all people have the right to travel and freedom to roam across the country, so as long as they are cautious to not damage natural resources and landscapes. This law ensures the general public’s right to cross public or uncultivated private property, including land, rivers,…

  • Is Sustainable Tourism even possible when tourism grows 6 times the population?

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    achristiansen

    Hey everyone! My name is Audrey, and this is your first time visiting the “Otherworldly Iceland: Culture, Environment and Tourism blog welcome. For those who have been reading daily, welcome back, I have been fortunate to be one of the 15 students on this fantastic J-Term trip to learn and critique tourism in Iceland. As…

  • Iceland: A Culture of Concern

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    cfastrup

    Iceland is home to 370,000 residents, visited by over 2 million tourists each year. That’s roughly 5 tourists per Icelandic resident, mainly focused in the city center of Reykjavik. These numbers not only suggest an increased amount of strain on the country as a whole, but cause new concerns relating to Iceland’s culture and sustainability.…

  • An Unexpected Way of Communicating: Graffiti in Reykjavik City Center

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    eschwak

    There are so many things to see while in the city center of Reykjavik, and as you may have read in one of my classmates’ blogs we’ve been exploring the idea of “who is this here for?”. Is it for residents? Or is this here for tourists? There are shops and restaurants that are clearly…

  • Embrace Your Inner Explorer: How Iceland’s Marketing and Accommodations Have Fostered ‘Binge Tourism’

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    Victor Solano

    Hi there!   Welcome to the blog for “Otherwordly Iceland: Culture, Environment and Tourism in a Globalized Age.” My name is Victor Solano, and I am one of the students fortunate enough to embark on this journey to explore Iceland and sustainable tourism. Throughout the week, we have spent our time in Reykjavik, the nation’s…

  • Environment, Culture, and Tourism in Iceland

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    jorgekoenen

    My name is Jorge Koenen and I am currently a junior at Gustavus. Here I will share my key experiences and observations from my time in Iceland this JTerm that will aim to analyze certain aspects of customs and culture. To prepare for our JTerm abroad in Iceland, we were assigned various readings, visuals such…