Ancestors

Written by alysonsee 🌻 on 2025-01-18 at 06:16

Landed in Iceland! Now on the bus into Reykjavik. So pleasant, calm, and easy.

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Toot

Written by alysonsee 🌻 on 2025-01-19 at 04:03

Yesterday, I wandered into a sound bath. Actually, it was the museum of the life work and former studio of Ásmundur Sveinsson. The main space is a dome with attached extensions, making sound travel in a way that feels very intimate. There were maybe 4 museum goers wandering around, accompanied by ~8 people improvising on wooden flutes. It wasn’t a concert. There were simply there to create sound and listen to each other in this beautiful space. It was really something.

The pictures are only of the outside. Using a camera inside didn’t feel respectful to the vulnerability and spontaneity of the flutists or to private experiences in a communal space.

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Descendants

Written by alysonsee 🌻 on 2025-01-19 at 04:15

When I walked back into town, I matched the street signs at a major intersection with the wrong streets, and then wandered wayyyy off track. I didn’t have a data plan or a map with me. But no worry, I felt safe and could spot the tall tower of Hallgrimskirkja to get oriented again.

Two and a half miles later, I went straight to a bar that specializes in gin and said, “I like gin. Make me something please.” The alchemist behind the bar tried to get specifics out of me. But I did not have the energy to make decisions and assured him that I would be happy with anything he created. He did some mixing and shaking and singe-ing of a rosemary sprig. And this emerged.

He later showed me all of the ingredients and said that it was fun for him because it’s rare that someone gives him full reign to concoct.

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Written by Hollie 🌲 on 2025-01-19 at 04:10

@alysonsee That sounds amazing! Wooden flutes sound so beautiful, I bet it was just transcendent.

I love that you listened to your inner sense about taking photos inside. :)

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Written by Jo on 2025-01-19 at 11:18

@alysonsee and was it nice?

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