From Cleaning Floors to Being in Icelandic Parliament - Interview with Nichole Leigh Mosty

Nichole Leigh Mosty is an American that moved to Iceland in 1999. During our chat, we talk about the challenges she faced when she first moved and her experience being the first woman of foreign origin to be the speaker in Icelandic Parliament. Nichole shares a lot of insights and definitely does not hold back about what she has experienced, especially when it comes to adjusting to life here and learning the language. Nichole is very active in helping women of foreign origin. She is the chairperson and board member of W.O.M.E.N, which is an acronym for Women of Multicultural Ethnicity Network in Iceland. This association helps to support women of foreign origin. https://womeniniceland.is/en/ 00:00:00 - Intro about Nichole 00:02:57 - Interview with Nichole Begins 00:03:32 - How Nichole ended up in Iceland & some challenges she faced when she first moved 00:10:39 - Nichole's experience learning Icelandic 00:18:37 - Getting educated in Iceland and a new career 00:20:54 - Becoming a Principal at an Icelandic school 00:28:39 - Challenges she faced in Parliament 00:32:23 - Being Speaker in Icelandic Parliament 00:43:03 - Advocating for & Supporting Women of Foreign Origin in Iceland 00:52:46 - Challenges that many foreigners in Iceland face 00:57:06 - Insight into Icelandic circles of friends & family 00:59:21 - Taking on Icelander habits 01:03:00 - Culture shock 01:10:29 - Nichole's overall experience in Iceland 01:13:45 - Favorite Icelandic word or phrase 01:15:42 - Nichole asks me a question _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Join the All Things Iceland Patreon Community to get access to exclusive content and benefits.   / allthingsiceland   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Learn more about Iceland on my other social media channels: Instagram - @allthingsiceland Facebook - @allthingsiceland Twitter - @jewellschambers _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Thanks for watching! #iceland #livinginiceland #Icelandicculture