Vika \u00ed lendingu<\/strong> Af j\u00f3laverkunum er \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 fr\u00e9tta a\u00f0 j\u00f3laskrautskassinn er enn\u00fe\u00e1 innst inni \u00ed geymslunni og \u00fev\u00ed ekkert j\u00f3lalegt um a\u00f0 litast inni hj\u00e1 okkur. \u00dati m\u00e1 hins vegar finna nokkur lj\u00f3s og \u00ed g\u00e6r keyr\u00f0um vi\u00f0 fram hj\u00e1 einum “B\u00fasta\u00f0avegslegum”. \u00de\u00e1 vorum vi\u00f0 \u00e1 lei\u00f0 \u00ed matarbo\u00f0 til Trudyar \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 hittum vinnuf\u00e9laga Finns og bor\u00f0u\u00f0um g\u00f3\u00f0an mat. \u00dea\u00f0 enda\u00f0i \u00fe\u00f3 ekki betur en svo en a\u00f0 \u00feegar vi\u00f0 yfirg\u00e1fum teiti\u00f0, \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00e9g komin me\u00f0 sv\u00e6sinn h\u00f6fu\u00f0verk. T\u00f3kst \u00fe\u00f3 a\u00f0 keyra okkur heim en f\u00f3r beint \u00ed r\u00fami\u00f0. \u00c9g vona bara a\u00f0 \u00feetta hafi ekki veri\u00f0 endajaxlarnir a\u00f0 gera vart vi\u00f0 sig…<\/p>\n \u00c9g st\u00f3\u00f0 nefnilega \u00ed l\u00e6knarass\u00edu n\u00fana \u00ed vikunni, f\u00f3r alls fj\u00f3rum sinnum til l\u00e6kna! Fyrsta heims\u00f3knin var kynningarheims\u00f3kn hj\u00e1 n\u00fdrri tannl\u00e6knastofu, n\u00e6r kampus. \u00dear voru teknar 18 r\u00f6ntgen myndir af kjaftinum (!!!) og fundust \u00ferj\u00e1r skemmdir. \u00dea\u00f0 var bara m\u00e9r a\u00f0 kenna \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g dr\u00f3 svo lengi a\u00f0 finna n\u00fdja stofu eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g gafst upp \u00e1 hinni sem var n\u00e6r vinnunni hans Finns og gamla heimilinu okkar. <\/p>\n \u00deessi n\u00fdja stofa er samt alveg sv\u00e6sin, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00e9g var send \u00fat me\u00f0 mi\u00f0a til a\u00f0 s\u00fdna tannskur\u00f0l\u00e6kni, \u00fev\u00ed eitthva\u00f0 leist \u00feeim illa \u00e1 endajaxlana m\u00edna. Einn \u00feeirra er reyndar a\u00f0 vaxa l\u00e1r\u00e9ttur inn \u00ed n\u00e6stu t\u00f6nn, tveir \u00feeirra a\u00f0 vaxa \u00e1 sk\u00e1 inn \u00ed n\u00e6stu t\u00f6nn, en s\u00e1 fj\u00f3r\u00f0i er bara l\u00edtill og aumingjalegur. Gaman \u00fea\u00f0. En \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki n\u00f3g me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0, heldur var ota\u00f0 a\u00f0 m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00e9g v\u00e6ri \u00eddeal kand\u00eddati \u00ed svona “Invisalign” tannr\u00e9ttingar me\u00f0 gl\u00e6rum g\u00f3m, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ne\u00f0ri g\u00f3murinn \u00e1 m\u00e9r er skakktenntur!<\/p>\n \u00deegar \u00e9g spur\u00f0i um kostna\u00f0inn vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta gera vi\u00f0 tennurnar \u00fe\u00e1 f\u00e9kk \u00e9g a\u00f0 vita a\u00f0 tannl\u00e6knatryggingin hans Finns trygg\u00f0i bara silfurfyllingar 80% en a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 nota\u00f0i enginn silfur og \u00fev\u00ed v\u00e6rum vi\u00f0 bara 40% trygg\u00f0! GAAAAA!! Ef kostna\u00f0armati\u00f0 er r\u00e9tt, \u00fe\u00e1 komum vi\u00f0 til me\u00f0 a\u00f0 borga um $500 e\u00f0a 30 \u00fe\u00fas \u00edsk. Mig grunar n\u00fa reyndar a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 s\u00e9 n\u00fa bara \u00e1l\u00edka og \u00e1 \u00cdslandi, \u00feannig a\u00f0 \u00e9g get ekki v\u00e6lt miki\u00f0, fyrir utan \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 borgum svo 5000 kr \u00e1 m\u00e1nu\u00f0i \u00ed \u00feessa tryggingu. \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n N\u00e6st l\u00e1 lei\u00f0in til augnl\u00e6knis \u00fear sem \u00e9g f\u00e9kk a\u00f0 vita a\u00f0 sj\u00f3nin hefur ekkert breyst. Spur\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00fe\u00e1 um hvort \u00e9g v\u00e6ri kand\u00eddat \u00ed svona leiser-lagf\u00e6ringu \u00e1 sj\u00f3ninni og var v\u00edsa\u00f0 \u00e1 n\u00e6stu skrifstofu \u00fear sem \u00e9g f\u00e9kk t\u00edma daginn eftir \u00ed “free consultation”.<\/p>\n \u00c1 mi\u00f0vikudaginn m\u00e6tti \u00e9g aftur til tannsa, og n\u00fana \u00ed tannhreinsun \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00f3boj, \u00fea\u00f0 var kominn t\u00edmi til! S\u00fa sem \u00fea\u00f0 framkv\u00e6mdi var r\u00fassnessk og gaman a\u00f0 tala vi\u00f0 hana inn \u00e1 milli potsins og skrapsins.<\/p>\n Seinna um daginn m\u00e6tti \u00e9g svo \u00ed augnsko\u00f0un til leiser-g\u00e6jans. \u00dear var \u00e9g m\u00e6ld \u00ed bak og fyrir me\u00f0 alls konar undarlegum gr\u00e6jum og ni\u00f0ursta\u00f0an var s\u00fa a\u00f0 \u00e9g s\u00e9 e\u00f0al-kand\u00eddat fyrir utan a\u00f0 1) auga\u00f0 er \u00f6rl\u00edti\u00f0 \u00f3symmetr\u00edskt sem myndi \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0a a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00fearf erfi\u00f0ari a\u00f0ger\u00f0 – en l\u00e6knirinn vill m\u00e6la mig aftur og \u00fe\u00e1 eftir a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef veri\u00f0 linsulaus \u00ed viku. Hann var nokku\u00f0 viss um a\u00f0 \u00feessi \u00f3symmertr\u00edska myndi hverfa eftir \u00fea\u00f0 og \u00fe\u00e1 get \u00e9g fari\u00f0 \u00ed au\u00f0veldu a\u00f0ger\u00f0ina sem ma\u00f0ur jafnar sig \u00e1 \u00e1 einum degi. 2) \u00c9g er me\u00f0 st\u00f3ra augnsteina eins og er t\u00fdp\u00edskt fyrir bl\u00e1-eygt v\u00edkingaf\u00f3lk. \u00deetta g\u00e6ti \u00fe\u00fdtt a\u00f0 \u00e9g g\u00e6ti s\u00e9\u00f0 geislabauga (haloes, glares) eftir a\u00f0ger\u00f0ina, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00ed myrkri. <\/p>\n \u00der\u00e1tt fyrir 1) og 2) \u00fe\u00e1 held \u00e9g samt a\u00f0 \u00e9g \u00e6tli a\u00f0 l\u00e1ta til skara skr\u00ed\u00f0a en \u00fea\u00f0 ver\u00f0ur samt ekki fyrr en eftir \u00e1ram\u00f3t. Best a\u00f0 fara a\u00f0 leita a\u00f0 gleraugunum m\u00ednum fyrir viku linsuleysi\u00f0!<\/p>\n Svo \u00e9g haldi n\u00fa \u00e1fram me\u00f0 upptalninguna, \u00fe\u00e1 var fimmtudagurinn t\u00ed\u00f0indal\u00edtill en \u00e1 f\u00f6studeginum gengum vi\u00f0 inn \u00ed n\u00fd-uppgert leiksk\u00f3laherbergi. Kennararnir og yfirmenn sk\u00f3lans hafa nefnilega unni\u00f0 h\u00f6r\u00f0um h\u00f6ndum a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 endurskipuleggja \u00feetta litla pl\u00e1ss sem bekkurinn hefur og \u00e1 fimmtudagskv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 var allt sett af sta\u00f0 og hlutir f\u00e6r\u00f0ir til.<\/p>\n Um kv\u00f6ldi\u00f0 h\u00e9ldum vi\u00f0 svo “fr\u00edpart\u00fd og pottlukku” e\u00f0a “holiday party and potluck”. \u00dea\u00f0 er ekki h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 kalla \u00feetta j\u00f3lapart\u00fd \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0ur partur af bekknum eru gy\u00f0ingar… \ud83d\ude42 En \u00feetta t\u00f3kst me\u00f0 miklum \u00e1g\u00e6tum en miki\u00f0 var \u00e9g rosalega fegin \u00feegar \u00feetta var b\u00fai\u00f0, \u00fe\u00f3 svo a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef\u00f0i heldur ekki alveg teki\u00f0 eftir a\u00f0 \u00feetta hef\u00f0i teki\u00f0 svo miki\u00f0 \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed st\u00f3\u00f0… \u00c9g s\u00e1 nefnilega um a\u00f0 skipuleggja herlegheitin, og \u00fe\u00e1 helst um a\u00f0 safna peningum \u00ed \u00e1rlega j\u00f3lagj\u00f6f\/fr\u00edgj\u00f6f\/b\u00f3nus\/tipp fyrir kennarana og hj\u00e1lpakokka \u00feeirra. Um fimmt\u00e1n fj\u00f6lskyldur l\u00f6g\u00f0u til samtals hundra\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fasund kr\u00f3nur og \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feurfti a\u00f0 skipta \u00fev\u00ed ni\u00f0ur. <\/p>\n Skiptingin var erfi\u00f0ari n\u00fa en nokkurn t\u00edmann fyrr, \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 tveir kennarar h\u00e6ttu \u00ed bekknum \u00ed n\u00f3vember en ekki \u00e1 leiksk\u00f3lanum, og einn n\u00fdr kennari kom \u00ed sta\u00f0inn. Hj\u00e1lparkokkarnir, sem eru ekki kennaramennta\u00f0ir hafa veri\u00f0 fastir gestir fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed sumar og \u00fev\u00ed ekki h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 sleppa \u00feeim. En \u00feetta h\u00f3fst og allir voru k\u00e1tir… vona \u00e9g!<\/p>\n \u00dear me\u00f0 er allt upptali\u00f0, nema a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 gengur afskaplega h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 skrifa \u00feennan papp\u00edr sem \u00e9g hef veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 vinna a\u00f0 og ekkert b\u00f3lar \u00e1 panikkinu vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 reyna a\u00f0 kl\u00e1ra hann fyrir brottf\u00f6r. \u00c9g bara nenni ekki a\u00f0 panikkera! Svo er komin upp almenn kergja me\u00f0al nemanda \u00ed h\u00f3pnum m\u00ednum me\u00f0 fjarvistir pr\u00f3fessorans okkar sem skutla\u00f0i s\u00e9r \u00e1 eftirlaun \u00ed byrjun \u00feessa \u00e1rs og dvelst \u00feessa dagana helst r\u00e9tt hj\u00e1 Seattle. G\u00e6inn sem borgar m\u00e9r laun hefur l\u00edka veri\u00f0 miki\u00f0 fjarverandi \u00ed \u00e1r og l\u00edti\u00f0 \u00e1 honum a\u00f0 gr\u00e6\u00f0a. \u00dea\u00f0 er spurning hva\u00f0 ma\u00f0ur nennir a\u00f0 vera svona lei\u00f0beinanda- og lei\u00f0beiningalaus lengi, \u00e6tli ma\u00f0ur fari ekki a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f6ngva s\u00e9r upp \u00e1 a\u00f0ra proffa br\u00e1\u00f0um \u00ed von um sm\u00e1 f\u00eddbakk!! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sunnudagur 10. desember 2006 Vika \u00ed lendinguN\u00fa er minna en vika \u00feanga\u00f0 til vi\u00f0 leggjum af sta\u00f0 heim og er \u00fea\u00f0 vel. \ud83d\ude42 Anna S\u00f3lr\u00fan l\u00fdsir \u00fev\u00ed yfir daglega \u00e1 leiksk\u00f3lanum a\u00f0 h\u00fan s\u00e9 a\u00f0 fara \u00ed afm\u00e6li\u00f0 sitt \u00ed flugv\u00e9l \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Vi\u00f0 f\u00e1um l\u00edka a\u00f0 heyra a\u00f0 pabbi \u00e6tli a\u00f0 skj\u00f3ta upp flugeldumRead more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","post-container col-md-12"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=734"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/734\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=734"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=734"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=734"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
N\u00fa er minna en vika \u00feanga\u00f0 til vi\u00f0 leggjum af sta\u00f0 heim og er \u00fea\u00f0 vel. \ud83d\ude42 Anna S\u00f3lr\u00fan l\u00fdsir \u00fev\u00ed yfir daglega \u00e1 leiksk\u00f3lanum a\u00f0 h\u00fan s\u00e9 a\u00f0 fara \u00ed afm\u00e6li\u00f0 sitt \u00ed flugv\u00e9l \u00e1 \u00cdslandi. Vi\u00f0 f\u00e1um l\u00edka a\u00f0 heyra a\u00f0 pabbi \u00e6tli a\u00f0 skj\u00f3ta upp flugeldum \u00e1 \u00cdslandi og drekka \u00edslenska mj\u00f3lk. H\u00fan hefur held \u00e9g annars litla hugmynd um hva\u00f0 vi\u00f0 eigum vi\u00f0 anna\u00f0 en a\u00f0 svo til allir \u00feeir gestir sem vi\u00f0 hafa stoppa\u00f0 vi\u00f0 hj\u00e1 okkur og s\u00ed\u00f0an horfi\u00f0 \u00fat \u00ed buskann, endu\u00f0u \u00e1 \u00feessu “\u00cdslandi”, e\u00f0a “Icelandic” eins \u00fea\u00f0 \u00fatleggst hj\u00e1 henni \u00e1 ensku. H\u00fan segir \u00fev\u00ed nokkrum sinnum \u00ed viku: “mig langar heim… heim til \u00cdslands”.<\/p>\n