behavior and way of thinking was completely disparate from my own. It is this diversity which has been my greatest teacher: By living, working, and laughing with humans that are different from me, I have learned [...] beautiful metropolitan, just a highway, a couple of fast-food restaurants, and miles upon miles of fields: I had landed in Hicks­ville, I just wasn’t aware of it. On the way to school, we stopped at a Wal-Mart [...] 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 windows. Nothing was as I had envisioned

also meant being out of touch with the rest of the world and history shows that the Faroes follow European development with some lacking behind. Wars II World War separated the Faroes from Denmark as Denmark [...] comes with a touch and respect of nature, and when you feel the natures power here in the North Atlantic, you don’t ask why. So what you might say is that the Faroese are born with the respect of nature [...] occupied by Germany. The Faroes were out of Danish rule for 8 years, and after at struggle of independence or status quo a Home Rule arrangement was constructed. The Cold War made the Faroes interesting in ge

only that – most of the haystack we can’t even see, and must just guess about its size and composition. Of course, we know that modern technologies have 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 of what you may find deep down, but one is always [...] the recovery from the recession of the early 90ies. What must be striking about the Faroese economy, seen from an outsider’s view, is that we have an extremely tiny economy in a population of just under

professional way you have been coping with it. By visiting the Faroe Islands you create a bridge of peace rang­ing from Sweden via the Faroe Islands to the United Stat­es. You made the right choice to visit us [...] succeded by vikings, but later excavations from the Viking Age show no signs of weapons and during the World War II the Faroe Islands were occupied by allied troops from Great Britain. As far as we know there [...] surroundings with clean waters and fresh seafood directly from the sea. This stepping stone in the Atlantic Ocean is an oasis for stressed, modern urban people. You have managed to create an image of power,

Faroese tax system, from which people infer we are some kind of communist satellite state. And, call me arrogant, but it does seem like an unreasonably large proportion of Americans outside of Hollywood dress [...] to the concept of fashion. But regardless of Americans’ knowledge of international relations and fashion beyond the mid-1990s, the people whose lives have crossed mine (the majority of whom have been college [...] something of worth out of their existence. In short, they use the opportunities they have, they realize that living is more than subsisting, and thus they shape their lives in accordance with who they are

very foundation is the development of the Faroese welfare society. This is why we for the first time with Vision 2015 have made strategic comprehensive plans for welfare of all the most important welfare-political [...] Nordic welfare model: • with structures and finance of universal welfare services based on solidarity principles, • with active, family-friendly, flexible labour market policies, • with extensive public and [...] structures of excellent standards where the primary and secondary healthcare networks – amongst others with new pioneering IT systems – are integrated coherently into the process of treatment. Welfare of children

mention the town of Reykjavik, people say this was the town, which was at the centre off, and created the framework for one of the most important meetings ever held regarding the dismantling of the nuclear [...] are made most welcome. As mentioned these are two world famous men who are visiting. Mr Bill Clinton was President in the United States, elected for two periods, spanning from 1993 to 2001. With his forty [...] forty six years of age, he is the third youngest President ever to hold this office. He represented from the very beginning a generation shift in the corridors of power in the world’s largest superpower

and the resurgence of barbarity. Contrary to former predictions of many Enlightenment figures, the world seems to be on the threshold of a new era of modern crusades, with members of two monotheistic creeds [...] learning of some American reviews and periodicals. We take consolation from the fact that Americans like Scandinavians have made progress with regard to the rights of homosexuals and the equality of women [...] avian outlook of the second half of the nineteenth century. We sing the songs of Bellman and Evert Taube and we cherish the films of Ingmar Bergman and the poetry and the literary art of Hjalmar Söderberg

powerful light of the whole world’s projectors to the combatants in the Laugardals hall, Fischer and Spassky, as well as to the rest of the Icelandic society. This battle of wits turned out to be quite a [...] countryside met in one of Tórshavn’s narrow alleys, one of them uttered: “It is not small men one meets in the streets of Tórshavn nowadays”. This is the case with Clinton. He proved during his term that [...] he was one of the rather capable ones in that office. Bush senior once said that the reason for his defeat in 1990 was the misfortune of being sandwiched between two of the finest orators of our time: Reagan

thinks of the US, he thinks of his American family. And that is indeed one of the main goals of the student-exchange organisation AFS. - The organisation was established by some ambulance drivers from World [...] case of a quarrel between two neighbours. - She gave the impression of a very professional and tough attorney, says Naina Jacobsen. Little did they know, however, that they were in the presence of yet another [...] the 42nd President of the United States – or any American President for that sake – puts his feet on Faroese ground. And Jens Olsen is hoping to get a glimpse of his former Governor. - Of course, I would