SEEDS - Volunteering for Iceland

SEEDS 032. Spring in Eyjafjörður - The longest fjord

11.06.2014

'Working in the land of never melting snow' The workcamp was located in a valley surrounded by unbelievable, fantastic, magnificent mountains which call you to visit them and become a part of them just for a moment. As one of the volunteers wisely put it: “here you are not at the...

SEEDS 036. Djúpavík - Where the northern road ends!

05.06.2014

In a magical place, settled in the well-known yet little populated area of the West fjords, both history and nature are intertwined, flooded by an enormous quietness which just might be broken up by the rev of a lonely car, or the pure sound of the wind. It is not just the possibile to see seals,...

SEEDS 022. Ísafjarðardjúp: Nature & Fun in the Westfjords (1:3)

28.05.2014

Our workcamp was in a small valley with such a wonderfull and amazing a lanscape as you can imagine, in the West fjords. Far away from every city in that region, it has been a perfect oppurtnity to enjoy the nature around us . However, despite the seclusion, we lived in a comfortable and welcoming...

Gleðileg jól ! - Merry Christmas from all of us at SEEDS !

15.12.2013

Dear friends: volunteers, hosts, partners and supporters! Dear friends from around the world, We wish you all a Merry Christmas and hope you have a wonderful holiday season ahead. We wish you, your families and your loved ones the best for the new year!! Gleðileg jól !!...

Northern Lights - October 14th

15.10.2013

Northern lights lit up the sky all over Reykjavik's last night and our volunteers were at the front row for the show. Word around town is that there will be more tonight between 9.30 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. Lights will be switched off in 4 places in Reykjavik city: in Grafarholt, Seljahverfi...

Ferðasaga - Króatía, "United For Social Inclusion"

09.10.2013

Ég fór til Zadar, Króatíu í ágúst 2013. Ferðalagið tók mjög langan tíma, það skemmtilegast við það var að þú fékkst að kynnast hinum Íslendingunum betur og það...

Join the Campaig! United we are stronger!

13.09.2013

- 9 November 2013 is International Day against Fascism and Antisemitism - Since the early 1990s, UNITED for Intercultural Action has coordinated and inspired annual pan-European antifascist activities to mark 9 November. The aim is two-fold: firstly, commemorate victims...

SEEDS 085. Forestery in the Land of Fire and Ice

04.08.2013

If somebody would ask me, what is the first thing that comes into my mind when I remember my last workcamp, it definately is - sun! But a big, big and very warm one. Actually, before this workcamp, I thought, that in Iceland good weather can stay for maximum 3 days. I was sooooo wrong. But...

SEEDS 074. The Valleys in the West of Iceland

26.07.2013

On Sunday, the 14th of July, six excited and motivated young people met in Reykjavik. Together we travelled to a farm in the West of Iceland. We lived twelve days with a big and lovely family in a very beautiful valley. We worked especially in the barn of the farm which needed a lot of renovation,...

066. Hitting the slopes - Skalafell & Blue Mountains (2:2)

22.07.2013

It all started with a fog – incredibly big one. The more closer to work place we got, the more foggier it went. When we got out of the car all there was to see was a house with a red roof and nothing else. Just fog. Welcome to Blafjoll! The workcamp took place in the skiing resort near from...