The financial crash in Iceland in 6 minutes according to ABC´s 20/20.

In the early 21st century, Iceland experienced one of the most spectacular cycles of boom and bust in history.  For centuries, Iceland was a simple fishing society, largely shut off from mainland Europe. The people survived off the sheep in the meadows and the fish in the sea. For cultural sustenance they had elaborate sagas -- intricate tales of fairies and goblins, heroes and ghosts -- that would inspire J.R.R. Tolkien and other fantasy writers.  

At the peak of Iceland's boom, Stefan Alfsson left his fishing boat and started trading commodities for an investment bank. "We could do more," he said. "I got a bigger house, bigger and more cars, better snowmobiles."

Then a modern saga began to unfold -- that of a nation of fishermen who became millionaires, only to lose it all and return to the seas.

From The Daily Bail, March 7th, 2011

Mª Jesús, this is in relation to what you mentioned on your last post.
Cheers

Thread: TOP AWESOME THINGS...

That last, crumby triangle in a bag of potato chips

Finding money you didn’t even know you lost.

The smell of crayons.






Talking about how much the meal you’ re eating would cost at a restaurant.              

                                          

Saying the same thing a sports commentator says just before they say it.                               
Taking your shoes off after a really long day.


The idea for this thread comes from a funny, witty, popular blog, launched 3 years ago http://1000awesomethings.com/ which ended up being published as a Book in 2010. I was motivated by Miguel(5thA)when he recently posted a fun video on February 7th (check it out below) about the word "Awesome".

Here´s the deal:

Taking the statements with pictures above as examples, write something that is actually Awesome to you. It can be about anything, ie: Peeling an Orange in One Shot or When Your Boss Leaves Early for the Day or The Smell of Rain or Popping Bubble Wrap, etc...You can take a look at the TOP 1000 Awesome Things expressed by other people in that blog mentioned above by clicking here: http://1000awesomethings.com/the-top-1000/

Mine goes:

1. "Suddenly waking up, thinking your alarm clock didn't go off, and realize it's Saturday."