Some boys and girls and others can be very impatient. Go, Goga, Go, write. It’s an inspirational thing, it does not work on buttons. But sometimes the buttons are necessary. This is my fifth day in Iceland, so not much, but the impressions are strong and big, as everything is new, more or less. The language, the landscape, the culture…the climate. 

First the climate – crazily enough, the weather has been absolutely beautiful (drizzle, fog and greyish) and WARM! A bit damp, but much warmer and not so windy, as opposed to Zagreb and the rest of Croatia these days. Today there was a blue sky with a bit of sun going through, and it was very very nice. I guess when you are in a place where the blue sky in winter is a rare occasion, it feels like a blessing to see one, even for half an hour, it makes you appreciate things you take for granted more. 

The landscape. The first impression was black, greenish and brownish, but as days go by, I am getting used to the grassy mossy growing things on a variety of greyish and black soil. And the colors are a bit different. The difference between a lotta fog and a little fog and so on starts being noticable. 

The language. I do not understand a thing. And I am enjoying myself. Usually I tend to hear a lot of things, or almost everything that is being said, but here I feel it as a bit of a release that I can hear the tone of voice, the melody and sounds of the language, but not really understand what is being said. The language will be hard, even for me, the galloping learner of new vocabulary and a grammar miracle child. 

Will get back to the facts, but just to say how I feel now. I feel good. I feel like home. I feel like I want to stay here. Not because of the facts, but just the feeling that is there. I like this place, I like it’s energy (a bit quiet, a bit gloomy, but somehow filling and cosy inside). Maybe it has a little bit to do with my moving about all the time, so I just want to stay put for a while. And I can see myself here. I want to stay. Now. 

We will see what the future brings, if you know me one bit, you will know that I have fixed ideas in one moment and a completely opposing fixed idea in the next. 

The whole living thing here is about indoors, for a person coming from an environment where the living is outdoors, pretty new. Everywhere seems like a living room – the CD shop, the library, the mac store – a couch in the corner and someone reading a book, barefoot. OK, maybe a slight exaggeration, but the general idea is like that.  The life is slow and relaxed, but so different from the mediterranean idea of the same thing. And keep in mind these people are also islanders, so they are closed, hard to communicate to (or rather easy to communicate, but hard to come closer than a superficial conversation – or easily put: they keep to themselves).

Ever heard of Seabear or Sigur Rós? Or Mugison or Björk? They all live here. Ah. Hopefully I meet them in the street or in a cafe. And then I grouppie hug them and hypnotise them with my super powers and make them my friends, and attend their rehearsals. I miss Žen (my favourite Croatian band) rehearsals. There is something absolutely endearing in listening to a rehearsal, to a creation in progress. I noticed that for bands it might be a little bit like voyeurism to have someone sitting there and observing. But I find it incredibly fulfilling. So interesting, how each band member find their way through the song, who leads when, how the vocal sits on top of it all.

Hrmphf. I shall find me a band. I started to play the guitar more and more, and I sing more and more. But it goes slowly, and I am a little bit impatient, it is easier to observe others’ processes. I listened to some recordings Žen did, and in one moment the guitarist gets angry, directly speaks to the instrument and threatens: “*What are you doing? I made you do it perfectly before; I will sell you!” 😀

Precious.

Okay, so what else? What do you want to know more, just go ahead and ask. Something is wrong with the comments on this site, but write to me at gogayoga@gmail.com, if we’re not on facebook. I appreciate any comments, requests etc.

Till next time.