SEEDS - Volunteering for Iceland

SEEDS 053. Salvation Army Guesthouse & Shelter - Two weeks, passed fast!

27.07.2012

We met five people from four different countries with different backgrounds. After one week we were seven people in total. We enjoyed seeing that our work had visible results. Guesthouse became more cosy and nice for us and the visitors. We had two great weeks together to explore Iceland, each other...

SEEDS Photo Marathon exhibition - "Mythos & Logos" - Friday, 27th of July!

26.07.2012

Dear Everyone, Volunteers from the SEEDS photo marathon project are inviting you to the opening of their exhibition "Mythos & Logos"! An old saying states that "a picture is worth a thousand words". During the course of the photo marathon SEEDS volunteers took hundreds...

SEEDS 033. Salvation Army Guesthouse & Shelter - Have fun! Enjoy! Don't forget the camera!

25.07.2012

Hello from Reykjavík! We were five people who had the honour to be the first ones to do this workcamp. Two weeks of helping out visitors and making them feel more comfortable and welcome here. Our main tasks were to clean guest rooms and lavatories and from time to time some other small...

SEEDS 073. Strandir in the West fjords - Liberating the nature!

20.07.2012

Hi everyone! We are back from the Westfjords, from the magical zone of Strandir, from the peaceful village of Hólmavik! The beginning of the workcamp was a bit lonely but in the second day that fact was fully solved! We have been doing an important work for the inhabitants of this...

SEEDS 062. Close to the Arctic - Trails 65 degrees north. Hundreds of wheel barrels!

13.07.2012

Once again we were reminded of how amazing Iceland is with its beautiful nature, our working place was in the bottom of fjord, surrounded by majestic, a place so calm and peaceful that the only noises around were the songs of birds and the howling of wind and of course noise of the shovels and rakes... Work...

SEEDS 040. Hitting the slopes - Skalafell & Blue Mountains

12.07.2012

The sun, the fog, the rain, we experienced lots of different weather in Bláfjöll. Still we managed to paint ski cabins and clean the area finding so many treasures under the chairlifts. But the real treasures were not on the slopes but hidden in the lava fields surrounding the area....

SEEDS 038. Revegetation in the South of Iceland - Mission accomplished!

11.07.2012

Yeah, we did it!!! The thirteen little green heroes have planted some seeds of hope around the South of Iceland (and we have our diplomas as proof!!!). Our results will be seen, for sure, in a couple of years. Everyday we were shoveling for a greener future, Mother Nature will be very grateful...

SEEDS 030. Meet us - don´t eat us (2:6) - Save a whale, bite on a waffle!

04.07.2012

´Hi! Would you like to save some whales? It´s very easy! Just write down your name and the country you are from!´ - this and some other ´pick-up lines´ have become extremely popular in the streets of Reykjavík for last two weeks because of 10 energetic, young,...

SEEDS 038. Revegetation in the South of Iceland! - The Green Heroes!

03.07.2012

Here we are, all of us, 13 people working hard (always together with our great hosts) for a week now in different places in Southern Iceland! We are doing several tasks: from spreading natural and organic fertilizer with our shovels and rakes (we are in the top of some mountains of that material...

SEEDS 026. As far as it gets in the East fjords! - Roaming the wilderness!

02.07.2012

As far as it gets at east fjords - that´s the real spirit of Iceland! Long drive from Reykjavík cause our camp was set at a very remote place about 700 km´s from capital all over the mountains and rivers where nearest village and shop are 50 km´s away. Surrounded by spectacular...