Iceland’s beautiful nature brings with it a monster

Editor's Note: Catherine Fulton is a Canadian journalist and editor-in-chief of The Reykjavik Vine. She lives in Reykjavík with her Icelandic partner and their two children. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. read more CNN Opinion.

I remember the first time I experienced an earthquake in Iceland. I ran to the nearest door frame. That's what you have to do, right? - under the sloping ceilings of my attic apartment in one of Reykjavík's iconic bárujárn houses.

I remember being terribly aware of my fate if the old wood frame and corrugated iron siding decided to simply ...