Halló!

This blog is a chronicle of my attempt to get a job in Iceland and move my family there.  Most people might think I am crazy for wanting to leave the United States and move to a small island near the Arctic Circle that is quite geologically active.  Maybe I am, but after doing a lot of research on places to live in the world, Iceland always featured prominently.


Here is a quick checklist of things I found out about Iceland:

• A relatively low tax rate with the benefit of social programs? Yes!
• A press that is considered the most free in the world, with a long history of free speech?  Yes!
• A government that is forward thinking and (mostly) listens to the will of the people it governs?  Yes!
• A 99% literacy rate, the highest gender equality in the world, fast and cheap Internet access?  Yes, yes, yes!

There are many other reasons why living in Iceland appeals to me and I'll be exploring some of those along with the above points in this blog.

Now, the obvious question is - Why do I want to leave the United States?  There are several reasons for wanting to leave the United States, and I will explore them here.  It is important to point out, however, that my desire to leave the US is not due to trivial reasons but rather because I am unhappy with events in recent years.  Also, I am very concerned with the future of the United States.  I see so much rhetoric passed around among US politicians but there is not a real plan for the future.  Everybody wants to talk about "change" and "recovery", but there is not much happening to make these things happen.


I am not the type of person to give up or to walk away from a problem - instead I have built my reputation and professional career on my ability to work through problems that others have long abandoned.  Unfortunately, I feel that the direction of my home country is not in my control and that this is the best thing to do.


So I will be updating this site and I will post a CV.  Hopefully a nice Icelandic company will see it and we can get the process started!