SEEDS - Volunteering for Iceland

SEEDS 30. Stykkishólmur in the Snæfellsnes peninsula

10.07.2010

The main mission of this work camp was to help locals preserve the green areas in the town of Stykkishólmur. We cut and gathered grass, gardened, cut lupins (an invasive species in Iceland), and painted. 5 volunteers from Portugal, Israel, Iceland, Germany, and Latvia did all of this...

SEEDS 32. Happy days festival & nature in the Western fjords

10.07.2010

Between the 26th June and 10th July, 6 Seeds volunteers helped the community of Holmavik in the Westfjords region to prepare and celebrate their annual "Happiness Festival". The team included volunteers from South Korea, Russia, Italy, the United States and the United Kingdom. Staying in...

SEEDS 31. Blues Festival & Nature in Ólafsfjörður

08.07.2010

Ólafsfjörður ahoy! 12 SEEDS volunteers from Turkey, Korea, Italy, Canada, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany visit a lovely little fishing village in the north of Iceland to help with environmental projects. We had the unique experience of staying in Ólafsfjörðurs...

SEEDS 17. Highlands of Iceland - The famous Kjölur road!

05.07.2010

Who would have known that two weeks in the highlands somewhere between many mountains, without permanent mobile connection, would become such a life changing experience? Moreover if different nationalities are melted together - American with a touch of Japanese, American with a touch of Indonesian,...

Volunteers against lupina - SEEDS 21. Vatnajökull National Park & Reykjavík (1)

03.07.2010

A crazy wind, an infinitive land, a valley made out of the stones, 8 volunteers in the middle of "nothingness land" and our adventure in the wild Iceland proceeds. One week spent by fixing our new house in the centre of Reykjavik- Inventing furniture, taking care of the garden, enjoying...

SEEDS 29. Langanes Peninsula - The home of the midnight sun!

30.06.2010

On the 16th of June, 7 volunteers began their 12-hour trip from Reykjavik to the home of the midnight sun: The Langanes peninsula. Over the following 2 weeks, we gained a great appreciation for Icelandic nature, culture and simple living. Langanes is a place where ones soul cannot be any closer...

SEEDS 15. Reykjavík & Ísafjörður: Culture from head to toe

28.06.2010

Work camp started in Reykjavik when we 7 volunteers from Belarus, Korea, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and United Kingdom met. We helped out with a renovation of an old house meant for hosting future volunteers. In this time we thoroughly got to know the city, its sights, vibes and especially its...

Volunteers build a natural playground!

26.06.2010

Volunteers from Italy, Switzerland, Germany, the United States, and Korea began their workcamp with two questions: what exactly is a natural playground and how are we going to build one? Natural playgrounds combine landscape features, local plants, and natural materials in order to inspire children...

SEEDS 28. The longest day in the longest fjord!

20.06.2010

SEEDS volunteers traveled 500km north of Reykjavik to the peaceful town of Ólafsfjörður. Only 50 km away from Grimsey Island, Ólafsfjörður is one the closest towns to the Arctic Circle, in a fjord where one can enjoy the reflection of the mountains...

SEEDS 11. Reykjavík & Reynisvatn - Crafts of the Vikings (2)

14.06.2010

Once upon a time in May 30 our worcamp started. We were 4 people in the team from Finland, USA and Latvia. During the project we worked in a playground near Reynisvatn (lake) in the suburbs of Reykjavik. We were sawing, digging, building, using ropes and more, and more, and more... In those...