Monday, November 30, 2009

Home sweet home?



Now I have lived in this town for more than 9 years without even moving once between houses. For me that is a personal record, but somehow I don't feel like home. I have had so many homes since I was born that the other day I decided to make a list of them before I will forget. (The names of the towns are bold and the names of the streets follow).

1971-1986
Reykjavík (Vesturgata)
Ólafsfjörður (Ólafsgata & Kirkjuvegur)
Akranes (Vesturgata)
Laugarbakki (Smáragrund & Teigagrund) 1977 og 1978 (0.- 1. class)
Suðureyri (Sætún & Sætún &Túngata) 1979-1982 (2.- 5. class)
Hafnarfjörður (Hraunbrún & Sunnuvegur) 1983 (6. class)
Suðureyri (Túngata & Hjallabyggð) 1984-1985 (7.- 8. class)
Reykjavík (Eskihlíð) 1985-1986 (9. class)

1986-1990
Suðureyri (Hjallabyggð & Verbúð Fiskiðjan Freyja) sumar 1986
Fáskrúðsfjörður (Álfabrekka) 1987
Grindavík (Verbúð Fiskanes) haust 1987
Fáskrúðsfjörður (Álfabrekka) vetur 1987-1988
Reykjavík (Eskihlíð) summer 1988
Hólmavík (Skólabraut 16) autumn 1988
Höfn í Hornafirði (Verbúð Ásgarður) autumn 1989
Hólmavík (Skólabraut 16) winter 1989
Reykjavík (Eskihlíð) spring 1989
Halmstad (Sweden) June-July1989
Reykjavík (Eskihlíð, Hraunbær) winter 1989
Vestmannaeyjar (Verbúð Fiskiðjan) )March-June 1990
Reykjavík (Eskihlíð) autumn 1990

1991-1997
Reykjavík (Grettisgata, Ljósheimar)
Kópavogur (Hamraborg)
Reykjavík (Frostafold)
Hafnarfjörður (Álfaskeið)
Mosfellsbær (Hjarðarland)
Reykjavík (Skipasund)
Hafnarfjörður (Sléttahraun)

1997-2000
Hólmavík
(Skólabraut 18, Víkurtún)

2000-2001
Súðavík
(Arnarflöt)

2001-...
Ólafsvík (Engihlíð)