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(Jørgen Chemnitz/News from Greenland, 21 September 2009 (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5jxWLERHd)) -- When school pupils from Greenland are sent to boarding school in Denmark, they are welcomed at Copenhagen Airport by Greenlandic staff to ensure they are on the right track. But it was a completely different scenario for two pupils from Ittoqqortoormiit in Eastern Greenland on their way to a boarding school in Qasigiannguit in Disko Bay on the southeastern coast. Nathalia Brønlund and Emil Arqe had to fend for themselves, even though their trip was much more complex than a trip to Denmark. They left their hometown last Wednesday, embarking on six stages of air and sea travel in Greenland – a serious logistical challenge. And it went wrong. The trip was supposed to take four days, but lasted eight. Sermitsiaq has spoken with Rasmus Andersen, the principal of Villads Villadsen School in Qasigiannguit. ... The plan was for the two pupils to be flown by helicopter from Ittoqqortoormiit to Nerlerit Inaat and continue from there with Air Iceland south to Reykjavik, before going to a hotel in Keflavik which they had to arrange themselves. They were to spend two nights in Keflavik, then travel to Nuuk and stay for a night at the Seamen's Home. The next day they were to continue to Aasiaat and stay there for a night before catching the Disko Line to Qasigiannguit. But the plan didn’t work. The plane from Iceland to Nuuk turned back one hour before landing due to bad weather and returned to Iceland. That caused the whole itinerary to fall like a house of cards. Anderson said it was unfortunate the two pupils had been stuck in Iceland. ...
Posted 21 September 2009; 10:32:02 AM. Permalink
Tagged: Circumpolar News, Education and Civil Society, Greenland / Denmark, North Atlantic, Youth
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