Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.

— Oscar Wilde.

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The first question asked when I say I’m going to Iceland in November is “why?”. And honestly, I’ve had a hard time coming up with the ‘right’ reason that I feel people would accept (unlike my trips to Asia which were guided by a longtime desire or loyalty to a friend). Instead, I’m going “just because;” because I’m not getting younger, I have less obstacles at this point at my life, because the Northern Lights will be visible this time of year, because I like the cold and have Nordic blood somewhere in the crevices of my circulatory system. Because, because, because.

But really, I don’t have any more reason than “I want to,” and I’m getting to the point of acceptance where that’s good enough for me. So I won’t have the stereotypical profile picture of Machu Picchu, Taj Mahal, or me pushing up the leaning tower of Pisa this time around. Instead, expect some stories about getting near-frostbite while ice caving, or getting sprayed by whales, or finding out why the Vikings kept coming back to this volcanic rock (I’m sure it’s for the exfoliating steam).