July | 2009 | Jennifer in the Faroe Islands

The Faroe Islands

For several years I have spent part of each year in the Faroe Islands. In 2005-6 I lived for 14 months in Fuglafjørður, my father’s home town.

The Faroe Islands are 18 small islands in the North Atlantic, north of the British Isles, a semi-independent territory of Denmark, with their own language (Faroese), their own flag, and limited self-rule. It is a small country (49,000 people) and very remote, but a completely modern, industrialized Scandinavian country.

You can email me at jehenke@gmail.com. I hope to hear from you.

New Baby

Posted on July 28, 2009 by jenniferhenke

Eliott Nathaniel was born on July 20, 2009, making me a grandmother for the first time. He had a little trouble breathing, so he spent the first five days of his life in the neonatal intensive care unit. He is home now, and is doing very well. Mother and father are also doing well, in spite of suffering from lack of sleep. They are trying to convince Eliott to be awake during the day and sleep at night.

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View from the Air

Posted on July 18, 2009 by jenniferhenke

When I left the Faroe Islands on June 20, the sun was shining between the clouds, and I took a few pictures of the islands from the air. Here are also a few pictures from my last week in the Faroes.