Life in Nuuk, Greenland

I’ve been in Nuuk, Greenland, for 4 days now. I was a bit nervous before I left. Being here for a month is a very different prospect from spending a week on holiday in a hotel like I did last time.

I needn’t have worried – I love it here. I’m staying in a lovely flat in a lovely area, about 15mins from town. Nuuk is like any other small town, really. What is different is, of course, the snow. Really everyone in Scotland should come here for winter driving lessons. The snow is just not an issue. Obviously winter tyres help. Snow doesn’t melt here, so there are enormous piles of it where streets have been cleared. Pedestrian crossings are marked with gantries – zebra crossings ain’t helpful! Houses are built with the main floor above ground level so you can get through the door.

The weather was gorgeous over the weekend. I’ve bought cross-country skis and I skied myself ragged over the weekend. The trails go out to the coast with views of the mountain, Sermitsiaq. It is very, very beautiful. I’m not sure how cold it is because cold never bothers me, but my sweat did turn to ice inside my goretex yesterday!

Life gets busy over the weekend. I’m in the music school for several days. I have lots of ideas going round my head for a new piece, too, once I can tear myself away from my beautiful surroundings.