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April 15, 2015

Around the world with Cotton Candy Stories

From now on we will introduce you to a student blogger and his blog every month on our website. First up this month is the enchanting Sóley with her travel and lifestyle blog Cotton Candy Stories.

Sóley is Icelandic and means something like sunny island. Because of her love for Iceland, the 23-year-old student quickly gave herself this pseudonym. In real life, Sóley has a different name and is in the 5th semester of studying German/Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies as a major and English as a minor at the University of Bonn. She lets all the creativity that is not taken up by her studies flow into her Cotton Candy Stories . These are a great addition to her studies and a place where she can combine her passions of travel and writing. There are also lots of beautiful photos, great recipes and also music and film tips to discover. Just a colorful and beautiful travel and lifestyle blog.

You can find out more about Sóley in the interview below and of course on her blog . At the moment she is on a road trip through Scotland for two weeks and is collecting new impressions for her blog, which she will definitely enjoy when she returns.

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“My mother looked as if he had announced that I wanted to emigrate to Newfoundland.”

UG: What is your blog about?
S: If I had to try to sum it up in one sentence, I would say: wanderlust in words and pictures. “Cotton Candy Stories” is mainly a travel blog where I report on my experiences and give tips. Since I have lived in New Zealand and Iceland, I write a lot about these two countries. Otherwise, I also like to cook and therefore often post recipes. But you can also find music and film tips and a lot of photography on my blog.

UG: How long have you been blogging? How did that happen? Why are you blogging?
S: I've only been blogging since October 2012. But even before that, I had been meaning to create my own blog where I could finally write again. When I went to Iceland to spend my semester abroad, I realized that I really needed a blog so that my friends could read what I was experiencing there. So after I got settled in Iceland, I created my blog and initially just started writing about Iceland. Over time, especially when I was back home, I started to write about other topics. I just enjoyed blogging so much that I continued with it.

UG: How much time do you invest in your blog? Is blogging compatible with your studies?
S: I would say a lot of time, as I usually try to publish something every two to three days. Writing an article, choosing photos and, if necessary, researching it takes a lot of time. I am very perfectionist. But when things get stressful at university, I usually have to neglect my blog a bit. The studies are still going on.

UG: When and how do you blog? From your PC at home, from your smartphone on the go, etc.?
S: I generally always blog from home, it would be far too inconvenient for me on a smartphone as my articles tend to be longer and I would get my fingers bloody typing. I usually have time to write something in the evening or I prepare something on the weekend. I definitely always have enough ideas, I still have countless notes for posts that I still want to write... I can't keep up with them!

UG: Do you have a blog post that is particularly close to your heart? If yes, which one and why?
S: I think one of the most important things to me is my Reykjavík City Guide because I really invested a lot of time in creating it. In it I tried to summarize all the travel tips that I had previously mentioned in various articles.

UG: Is there a nice anecdote related to your blog?
S: Well, it's not exactly an anecdote, but my friend always complains when I prepare a food post. After I've cooked, everything has to be nicely arranged and photographed and he can't start eating yet... I also had sore muscles once because I'd been photographing something for hours.

UG: Do your friends and family know that you blog?
S: Yes, my friends have known since I was in Iceland. My father noticed at some point when I said that I wanted to blog now. He then immediately and excitedly told my mother: “Did you know that Sóley is now a blogger?” As if that was something completely out of the ordinary. My mother had absolutely no idea what that was about and looked as if he had just announced that I wanted to emigrate to Newfoundland. However, that didn't stop her from telling everyone in the family anyway.

UG: Do you read other blogs too? if so, which and why?
S: I read a lot of other blogs, I couldn't list them all here. Of course, I especially like travel and lifestyle blogs. It's just important to me that I like the bloggers in question and that the blog has that certain something.

UG: What do you find special about blogs?
S: Mhh... that's really difficult to say. I think that everyone has the opportunity to share their thoughts and ideas in a way that suits them best. You can simply be creative and also get feedback from other like-minded people.

UG: What do you do when you're not studying or blogging?
S: When I'm not working, I like to watch films, go to concerts, do sports, read, hang out at flea markets or, of course, travel if I have enough money for it.

Godafoss, Iceland Mount-Maunganui,-Neuseeland_web Mount Maunganui, New Zealand Sóley on the island of Heimaey, Iceland Homemade strawberry shake

Around the world with Cotton Candy Stories From now on, we will introduce you to a student blogger and his blog every month on our website. First up this month is the enchanting Sóley with her travel and lifestyle blog Cotton Candy Stories. Sóley is Icelandic and means something like sunny island. Because of her love for Iceland

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