New Trip!

Hello friends and family!

I have embarked on a new adventure for the next couple of days. As many of you know, I have completed my PhD and this will be my last trip during my time at Johns Hopkins University. Most of my trips during my PhD have been a part of an amazing NSF grant which supports research in wind energy and collaborations between the US and the rest of the world. As part of this last trip I will be attending a conference in Copenhagen. I decided to do a layover in Iceland for a couple of days and check it out. My good friend Joel is joining me this time for the adventure.

One thing to know is: we were not well equipped for this trip. I did not bring a jacket and hiking shoes are a must. Because of this, we have been running in most trails just to keep ourselves warm. haha

First thing is packing, and as usual, I like traveling with only carry-ons!

We rented a car in Iceland!

Nothing brings more excitement to a foreigner than a familiar store. Our first stop: Krispy Kreme! hahaha

A nice church in the capital. The tallest building in Iceland.

There was a nice organ inside the church.

We saw some nice street art in the city.

 First hike was a '45min' hike. It took us 45 min to get to this point.

We crossed the water this way.

There was only one way to get through.

And after another hour we got to this point!

We then crossed the water and got to the other side. Total time was about 4 hours of hiking. hahaha

Day 2! We did a tour and stopped at 5 different locations. First stop: an ex-volcano. 

I touched the water!

Band-aids: an essential part of this trip.

 Second stop: An amazing waterfall!

Just the waterfall.

 Third stop: Geysers!

Temperatures 80-100deg Celsius.

You could see them blow up too!

This one blew up 3 seconds before I got the selfie, haha.

Stop 4: Another amazing waterfall.

Stop 5: A national park with an amazing view. 

The trip has been fun so far! One more day to go and we are off to Copenhagen.