Icy Green Iceland?

I decided to take a trip out to Iceland this summer.  Don't worry, it wasn't entirely that random. One of my best friends lives here. I've been here for about 3 days now, and have a couple weeks to go still - so hopefully you'll be hearing more from me.

For those of you that didn't know: Iceland isn't icy at all, it's green! Except for the glaciers - those are icy. And I think it's cold, but I think everywhere is cold so that is probably just me. It's a beautiful country. Very quiet and peaceful. The neighborhood's (at least where I am) are calm. The sun doesn't go down until about 11 p.m. this time of year, but don't ask me when it comes up - I'm asleep (hey, it's a 6-hour time difference from Idaho!)

I'll never pick up the language, so don't even ask. It's far too complicated. Beautiful, though. I often just sit back and listen to all the talk around me. I'm definitely glad for the handfuls of people that do speak English - I'd be very lost without them.
The vikings first settled this land, so there's a lot of history about them around. I'm hoping to hit up some museums next week sometime. This is just a little play ship in a souvenir shop we went to (that serves very delicious ice cream!)

Speaking of food - nothing is drastically different (so far), and I've enjoyed nearly everything I've tried. I really like the milk and dairy products out here, they just taste a little better than what we have at home! This is from my first dinner here. I didn't partake in the lamb head jam they made, but it was an interesting process to watch anyway.
I wish I had taken a picture of dessert - an amazing Icelandic cake with chocolate and whipped cream and fruit.

These are some nearby hot springs. My camera didn't capture quite as much steam as was actually coming out. Iceland is full of natural hot springs, but the ones here only showed up a couple of years ago after an earthquake.

You can see how hard the sulfuric mud was boiling in this video. And trust me, it doesn't smell very good.

This river runs from the glacier. Very cold water. And a cart got stuck down there somehow.