Sæll everyone!
Today´s santa is kind of creepy. The yule lad makes his way down the mountain and likes to sneak from window to window to peep inside. We have a PEEPING TOM on our hands! Most versions do not clarify what he is interested in observing but a few versions write that he is only looking for objects to steal. I suppose these versions were trying to clear an perverted names this yule lad might be getting. Is stealing any better though? Anyway, this lad is trouble but I have to say he brought me an awesome gift! It´s a musical coffee mug! When the cup is not setting on a solid surface...it plays Christmas music. I cannot wait to try it out at work when I stop coughing up my lungs. I should be very popular ;) This is the tenth santa which means only 3 more santas will come to town! It´s almost over but to be honest, I will be happy to see the window peeper leave!
I won´t be sharing any additional Icelandic traditions today. I do want to tell you about yesterday. I was able to try an exciting selection of Belgian beers and German Merlot as well as yummy german cheesecake, cookies, and Belgian chocolates made by my friends Nora (from Germany) and Béatrice (from Belgium). It was wonderful and delicious! They are both leaving this week and that makes me very sad. They worked on the 4th floor at Læknagarður in the stem cell research unit (just down the hall from my desk). It was super fun to have English-speakers on the hall and they are the sweetest people. Just wanted to give a shout out to them and their delicious baked goods! This week I also tried Chinese bamboo salad from a Chinese master student up stairs. All I need now is something made by my friend Antón from Spain who works upstairs too and I will be culturally enlightened by the foreigners of Læknagarður (hint hint Antón if you are reading)! In the words of my now gone friends: Au revoir (bye in French) and Aufwiedersehen (bye in German) :)
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