Iceland bound

This blog started in response to our Icelandic adventure that begins in Panama City, Florida and ends in Solheimer, Iceland.
It begins on the journey there. As strong advocates of public transportation, this journey took longer than most. A broke-down Greyhound bus, missed flight, several plane delays, and a 6 hour bus-stop rest later...we made it.
But first there was a night spent in Boston. Here the students and staff of Chautauqua had the privelage of meeting with Dr. Peter Levine at Tufts University, a premier liberal arts university in Boston Massachuetes. Dr. Levine specializes in youth participation and grassroots activity on the political level. His speech to the group inspired us to the possibilities of our generation's political possibilities. The current problems of today's political process will soon be in our hands, to shape and mold as we wish. Policies made today will only be felt by future generations, so political action among today's youth is vital. Historically, such youth voter turnout numbers have been disproportionately low, but the historic 2008 election gives hope for the future. Youth and first time voters came out in record numbers, and this is a trend Dr. Levine hopes to study and apply to future elections.
However...this blog is dedicated, at least intitially, to our trip to Iceland. I hope to start an everyday blog in response to the everyday going ons at Chautauqua Charter School, what would undoubtably be a must read on your "favorites" list...but now let us turn to Iceland!