For the past several years I have spent part of each year living in the Faroe Islands. In 2005–2006, I lived for 14 months in the small town of Fuglafjørður, my father's home town.

The Faroe Islands are a small island group in the North Atlantic, halfway between Iceland and Norway, north of the British Isles. They are a semi-independent territory of Denmark, with their own language (Faroese), their own flag, and limited self-rule. (More about the Faroe Islands)

It is a small country (with 48,000 people) and remote (there are more sheep than people), but a completely modern, industrialized Scandinavian country. (Yes, they have the Internet!)

You can email me at jehenke@gmail.com. I hope to hear from you!

August

August 26th, 2010

Photo Album: Miscellaneous Pictures

This has been a grey August in the Faroe Islands, with clouds and fog every day. I have come to realize that the scenery is much more beautiful with at least a little bit of sunshine. There hasn’t been any, so I haven’t taken many pictures. Here are some miscellaneous pictures from the past month, to give you an idea of how I have been spending my time.

I often visit Gunnleyg in Gøta, and she often comes with me if I am shopping in Runavík. Today we visited another relative who lives in the rest home in Runavík. I recently visited the school in Kambsdal, and talked with a class that will be making a trip to the US, including more than a week in San Francisco and Berkeley. I tried to explain American football to them so they will understand a little when they go to a Cal football game.

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