SEEDS - Volunteering for Iceland

SEEDS 49. Skriðuklaustur - making history

07.09.2010

Between the 24th August and the 7th September 2010, 12 volunteers from Germany, Japan, Spain, Austria, Sweden, the Czech Republic, France and the UK helped out at the archaeological site at Skriðuklaustur. Close to the beautiful lake near Egilsstaðir, the location, the accommodation,...

Building a playground! SEEDS 74. Reykjavík & Reynisvatn - Crafts of the Vikings (4)

06.09.2010

6 SEEDS volunteers from Portugal, Italy, Austria and the UK came together to participate in a camp in the Suburbs of Reykjavík The first task we undertook was planting trees with local school children. All of the trees have a very special meaning because each of one them is related...

SEEDS 48. The highlands - The famous Kjölur road (2)

03.09.2010

10 volunteers from Italy, Spain, Netherlands, France, Slovakia, Germany and Latvia spent two memorable weeks in a very magic and historic place - in the middle of the famous Kjölur road. All of us formed a strong team which helped us to deal with all of the tasks much more easily. The...

SEEDS 47. Island of Viðey & Culture night in Reykjavík

02.09.2010

For the second time this year, SEEDS volunteers visited the island of Viðey. Visible from Reykjavík's northern shore, Viðey is located in the fjord neighboring Reykjavík. Our group consisted of 8 volunteers from Germany, England, Serbia...

SEEDS 67: Forestry at the foot of Icelandic Alps

01.09.2010

Two stunning weeks in Þingeyri -a small town at the foot of beautiful Westfjord mountains. Feels like one could just sit on the grass and never stop enjoying every-minute changing landscape. We were in total, nine lucky ones from six different countries - Faustine (France), Margot...

SEEDS volunteers help restore a barn for Alviðra's Environmental Education Centre!

31.08.2010

Between the days 17th and 30th of August, 10 volunteers from Portugal, Italy, Spain, France, UK, USA and Russia volunteered at an environmental education centre close to in southern Iceland. We stayed at the foot of Ingólfsfjall mountain where two different coloured rivers meet....

SEEDS 65. Unique Western Fjords

29.08.2010

9 SEEDS volunteers from France, Switzerland, Japan, Taiwan, the Czech Republic and Italy spent two weeks in the Westfjords. We stayed in the town of Dalbær for the first week. Our accommodation was a beautiful guesthouse with a view of Æðey island....

SEEDS 64. Photo Marathon Exhibition!

28.08.2010

The work produced and the selected photos will be presented at a reception on Saturday August 28th at 14:00 at the at Gallery Tukt in Hitt Hitt Húsið, which will be opened by SEEDS volunteers and members. The reception is open to the public and the exhibition continues for 2 weeks....

SEEDS 75. The Best of Both Worlds: Reykjavik and the Wetlands!

24.08.2010

Seven volunteers from all over Europe (the Czech Republic, Italy, England, France, and Spain) arrived in Reykjavik to meet their Hungarian leader. Our workcamp was very balanced one because we experienced both the countryside and the city life of Iceland. Eyrarbakki We spent the first...

SEEDS 63. Icelandic nature from East to North!

20.08.2010

Seven volunteers from the USA, Israel, Spain, Russia, Italy, and Latvia worked together on projects in the east and north of Iceland. In the first week we were traveled to a remote farm in the east of Iceland. The farm is so remote that in order to get there, we drove a PROPER sized jeep that...