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Sometimes, being new in a foreign country can be hard. It can also be hilarious, rewarding, and beautiful.... but still really, really hard. Join Sonja and Kelechi, two foreigners in Iceland, as they do their best to make sense of the process of growing new roots in a foreign land, whilst also creating a space where diversity in Iceland is platformed and celebrated. Every week, Sonja and Kelechi will discuss a topic of interest to foreigners in Iceland and share stories of fellow ~Innlendigar~ who are making waves and changing the Icelandic cultural landscape for the better!

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Check latest episodes from Innlendingar podcast

Social circus and community-building with Lauren Charnow

2022/03/16

In this episode, we get to know the lovely Lauren Charnow and hear all about the various community-building projects that she has been involved in since she arrived in Iceland around three years ago. Thank you, Lauren, for a lovely chat!

21. Resillience with Nicholas Steiner

2022/02/24

In this episode, we spoke with the lovely Nicholas, one of the founders of Nágrannar, everyone's favourite food delivery app. We had a very touching chat about struggle, entrepreneurship, and resilience, and it was nothing but a pleasure to have Nicholas in the studio. Enjoy!

20. I still don't speak Icelandic

2022/02/02

In this episode, we revisit our love/hate relationship with the beautiful Icelandic language. We talk about where we are at on our own journeys to learning the language, and we also dive into the treacherous comments section to get some insight into what some (some!!) native Icelanders feel about non-Icelandic speakers working in customer-facing roles. It's a juicy one.

We're back!

2022/01/25

In this episode of Innlendingar, we have a little catch-up about the sometimes tricky subject of the festive season, discuss some of our goals for the coming year, and talk about some of the things that we are looking forward to in 2022!

18. Jewells from All Things Iceland

2021/11/11

In this episode, we spoke to the lovely, sunny Jewells who is the host of the All Things Iceland Podcast and Youtube page. We talked about her journey towards finding home in Iceland, grappling with the Icelandic language, staring matches in Árbær, and much, much more. https://www.youtube.com/c/AllThingsIceland https://www.instagram.com/allthingsiceland/

17. (Micro)aggressions

2021/11/04

In this episode, we discuss what microaggressions are, how they can hurt, and what we can do to avoid them.

16. "Just say yes then figure out how you're going to do it" - Safa Jemai

2021/10/27

In this episode, we spoke to our dear friend Safa about her formative childhood years in Tunisia, what brought her here to Iceland, and how she continuously strives to develop an entrepreneurial mindset in the context of her two incredibly innovative businesses that she is building here in Iceland.

15. Winter is Coming

2021/10/20

Winter can be a challenging time of year here in Iceland so we decided to share some of the things we are very much looking forward to during the coming winter season.

14. Jordan Tyler - "Realise what you have to do to keep it pushing"

2021/10/14

In this episode, we spoke to Jordan Tyler who is originally from the USA and has been living in Iceland on and off since 2015. We spoke about physical and mental strength, how it gets harder and harder to say goodbye to family living at home, and the constant challenge of achieving a sense of belonging as an innlendingur living in Iceland.

13. "We are the first line of defence and we don't have much to defend with" - Arthie Bellot

2021/09/29

In this episode, we speak to Arthie Bellot, a geologist and master in renewable energy who is originally from Dominica. He told us about his childhood in a tropical paradise, a natural disaster that destroyed his home and changed his life, as well as his experience living, studying, and working in Iceland.

12. Belonging

2021/09/22

In this episode, we get honest and a little bit vulnerable about our experience of cultivating a sense of belonging in a new place and we share some tips and tricks about how to make the people around you, whoever they are, feel welcomed and valued.

11. "We have to think beyond borders" - Sayed's Story (Part 2)

2021/09/15

This is part two of Sayed's unbelievable story in which he goes over his experience since arriving in Iceland as a refugee, his time in Iceland's refugee camps, and his interactions with Icelandic policy-makers and politicians.... and it is probably fair to say that it has not been all sunshine and rainbows. I think this episode will be very eye-opening for us all.