country simply seemed too big to grasp fully, mysterious in some ways, and maybe even a little dangerous. The usual reaction I get when talking to people at home about studying in the U.S. is something like [...] believe in its existence. It’s simply too intangible an idea. To me, though the country still does seem vast, it did not take long for it to become completely demystified. This is not a dream, but real [...] full of opportunities for a person to shape life as he or she pleases. And coming in as an outsider is no barrier to fitting in and utilizing what the country has to offer. It is made easy by the astonishing

made it possible to come up with quite accurate descriptions of the different layers of rock and sediments thousands of metres below the surface. On this background it is possi­ble to make predictions [...] the IT penetration is near 100 %. We are now about to undertake significant investments in the Vagar airport both with the aim to modernise it and to increase its capacity with a longer runway and a larger [...] designed to ensure strategic spending and long lasting benefits for the Faroese people. When we talk about a coming oil industry in the Faroes, we must also remember that there are other implications to the

make around 40% of the produced electrical power. The great opportunity seams to be in utilizing the power from the sea. The idea is to use the power waves give when they reach the shore, a process the company [...] integrated part of nature to go fishing and having sheeps in the mountains. All though most youngsters live a life similar to other young people in the western world, it still comes with a touch and respect [...] the heart of political power is still at the same place. The Faroes has been a very remote society without much contact with the world. The Danish colonial rule did not much to help that situation. This

and a study is underway to investigate the practicality of using the constant rhythm of the waves to generate power. To capitalize on this growing interest in the Faroes and to foster accelerated collaboration [...] back to the Faroes in the not too distant future to relax a bit in this most peaceful and enterprising corner of the planet and to seek out a quiet cup of coffee with a newfound friend or two to catch [...] countries was com­plica­ted to say the least with all sorts of trade tariffs in place. Thus entereth a smart Danish business­man resident in the Faroes who wangled a Royal remit in 1766 to transport goods

the way to school, we stopped at a Wal-Mart, a gigantic get-everything-you-can-dream-of kind of store to pick up a comforter, pillow and other necessities to get by our first night. When I went to pay, the [...] think it was to far away to go. I had told her with great confidence that it was only a plane ticket away. That is not true. America is much further away than that. To come here was like going to another planet [...] Celsius, wearing three shirts to many, I did not have the sweet feeling of adventure I had expected. However, I was happy to be done traveling for now. In the car on the way to the school, I looked out the

probably not the main reason why people want to come here. Most people seem more concerned by what there is to do while they’re here. They want a variety of activities to choose from. And they don’t necessarily [...] most of the people who come here know it. But that’s no longer enough. People need to know about the real Faroe Islands – and they don’t want to sit back and watch: they want to feel alive and vibrant [...] months ago, Faroese TV interviewed some American surfers who had come to our islands to try our waves. They were amazed that no-one seemed to have noticed the potential for surfing on the islands. Other extreme

need to embrace change to whatever extent necessary. The ability to cooperate effectively and develop strong networks is becoming more important. And still it is crucial for us to hold on strongly to our [...] this as an opportunity. To stay competitive, we have to be inventive and learn how to develop new concepts and fresh thinking. And when setting our goals and objectives, we have to be strategic and think [...] 000,000 (2003). Do you want to know more? If you would like to get to know the Faroe Islands, you can e.g. visit: http://www.faroeislands.com http://www.visit-faroeislands.com For more information on the

quickly realised that oil was to come anyhow, as Shetland was the nearest landfall, and that it was important to get the best deal possible. He said: ?Nobody was particular keen to have oil here because we [...] completed. The actual official opening of the Sullom Voe Terminal did not take place before May 1981, when the Queen travelled to Shetland to carry out the opening ceremony. While a consortium of oil companies [...] stream of income, which is used to boost the economy and to finance amenities other local authorities in Britain can only dream of. With the massive Clair oil field, 50 miles to the west of Shetland, coming

we?ve come to the conclusion that we need four or five years of production history under our belt before we have sufficient information to enable us to make sensible decisions on possible changes to the [...] It will take six years to drill and put all these wells in place.? Meanwhile, under the original plan, the Clair pipeline was to be laid next year, but the decision was made to install it summer 2003, [...] from 3billion to more than 4billion barrels of heavy crude, unravelling her geological secrets proved a nightmare. That was not achieved until the late 1990s. Real contractor engagement did not start until

of the Atlantic to the North Sea, the story of oil has also been slow to unfold, though the potential of Eastern Canada is said to be considerable. And, in Greenland, there is nothing to show for efforts [...] Portugal to Lofoten off Norway ? slow. There are few commercial discoveries to show for the enormous effort made, except in the Norwegian sector where results obtained are the most promising to date. And [...] Kolvetni, will be next year when it spuds the Marimas prospect (licence 002) using the drillship Belford Dolphin. Geological analysis points to the right conditions for hydrocarbons to be present, but will they