NEWS

SEEDS 59. Photo Marathon and Culture Night in Reykjavik
SEEDS 59. Photo Marathon and Culture Night in Reykjavik
20.08.2011 What does it mean that another photo marathon is finished? Tic tac tic tac… That we can enjoy the photo exhibition of the group! This time we had volunteers from 14 different countries - Belgium, Croatia, Estonia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Korea, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Ta. . .
SEEDS 83. Reykjavík - Support in the Centre
SEEDS 83. Reykjavík - Support in the Centre
19.08.2011 We spent two great weeks in Reykjavik, supporting the staff in a centre for people with psychological problems. Our work mainly consisted of doing gardening work and conducting a number of workshops in the centre. We were doing a mobile workshop, dance workshops, a language exchange afternoo. . .
SEEDS 60. Unique West Fjords
SEEDS 60. Unique West Fjords
17.08.2011 The West Fjords are one of the most beautiful and incredible places in Iceland! We had the opportunity to spend two weeks in a guest house helping our host with the routine tasks of the place. Imagine waking up every day in a wonderful landscape in the North-West of Iceland, with the sea in f. . .
SEEDS 82. Cycling the Circle
SEEDS 82. Cycling the Circle
14.08.2011 Cycling and Sun in the South of Iceland On the 14th of August it was a sunny day. Over the last two weeks, while cycling around the south of Iceland, there have been few moments where such an assured statement can be made. This cycling work-camp has been at the mercy of all types of Icelandic. . .
SEEDS 54. Stepping back in time
SEEDS 54. Stepping back in time
12.08.2011 Today, the 12th of August, the Medieval Festival in Eyrarbakki will start. In this location a group of twelve volunteers from Hong Kong, Belarus, Hungary, France, Austria, Spain and Belgium will help in all the events that will take place. The festival will last for the next three days a. . .
SEEDS 50. Meet us, don't eat us
SEEDS 50. Meet us, don't eat us
03.08.2011 Today was Magic Waffle Day! It wasn’t “Magic Waffle Day” from the beginning, but more like dark, rainy and moody for us, the whales. “Whales” is how we call each other in this workcamp centered on whale protection. We all received a training on the whaling issues in Iceland and the life of t. . .
SEEDS 43. Njálsbrennuhátíð - Viking festival
SEEDS 43. Njálsbrennuhátíð - Viking festival
03.08.2011 The Viking festival workcamp in the south of Iceland, in the small town Hvolsvöllur, was very popular among SEEDS volunteers this year. Many volunteers from all over the world created a memorable atmosphere of the old viking times in Iceland. We lived and prepared the festival next to the Sag. . .
SEEDS 51. Photo Marathon & Gay Pride!
SEEDS 51. Photo Marathon & Gay Pride!
28.07.2011 Colours, colours!!! This time volunteers from 12 different countries – Colombia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia and Spain - will hang up their photo exhibition under the topic EYESland – Colours of Reykjavík. The exhibition will take place. . .
SEEDS 73. Rey Cup - Football Festival for Kids
SEEDS 73. Rey Cup - Football Festival for Kids
27.07.2011 The Rey Cup Football Festival for kids was initiated by a group of motivated teachers, whose kids were playing football and it has become one of the biggest events for the summer in Reykjavik at the moment. Many Icelandic parents volunteer for the event and this year SEEDS volunteers joined. . .
SEEDS 81. Viking Festival & Fire in Húnaþing
SEEDS 81. Viking Festival & Fire in Húnaþing
27.07.2011 Imagine dressing up like a Viking and playing with swords and axes, shooting arrows with real Icelandic bows. Everything you could imagine related to Icelandic and Viking culture is in this workcamp. We played Viking games, we built real Viking tents from wood with the help of our host, made. . .
SEEDS 57. Nature and Culture in the South of Iceland (French scouts group)
SEEDS 57. Nature and Culture in the South of Iceland (French scouts group)
27.07.2011 French scout group in Iceland :  Bicycle trip from Keflavik to Vik! “Les Caravelles” coming from the Paris area in France, decided to organize a trip for 3 weeks together in Iceland. Les “CARA” like we use to call them are a group of 11 girls that are between 15 and 17 years old and for one y. . .
SEEDS 33. Stykkishólmur in the Snæfellsnes peninsula
SEEDS 33. Stykkishólmur in the Snæfellsnes peninsula
20.07.2011 Stykkishólmur is probably one of the most beautiful things that I’ve seen in the sunset. The best place to watch this spectacular show of colours is the big rock in the harbor were the lighthouse is. You have a panorama of the entire harbor and, if you turn your head around, you see only the. . .
SEEDS 48. Nature & Culture in the South of Iceland
SEEDS 48. Nature & Culture in the South of Iceland
18.07.2011 How is farm life in Iceland? If you ever asked yourself this question, then this workcamp was the perfect answer. This July, eight volunteers from Austria, France, Saudi Arabia, Spain and Taiwan got the chance to work for two weeks on a beautiful farm in south Iceland and gain some first hand. . .
SEEDS 44. Reykjavík - Green & Fun!
SEEDS 44. Reykjavík - Green & Fun!
18.07.2011 The first day, when the group met, everybody knew that things were not going to be easy, not everyone spoke or understood English fluently but we managed to not panic. We decided that if we had come to Iceland, it was to enjoy the experience and we would all do our best to have fun. Our idea. . .
SEEDS 53. Nordic Sailing, Coastal & Cultural festival
SEEDS 53. Nordic Sailing, Coastal & Cultural festival
15.07.2011 We start the day with the best breakfast ever! Looking from the window of the ‘Dill’ Ship, docked in Husavik. Swallowing slowly the delicious breakfast we prepared ourselves for another day of working in the ‘house’,  ‘visir’, ‘shrimps’, ‘rax’- which are small galleries we always forget the. . .