SEEDS - Volunteering for Iceland

SEEDS 18. Fljótsdalshérað - Icelandic North-east (2)

30.09.2009

This story is written by the volunteers of the workcamp in Vallanes. A camp full of self-harvested potatoes, barley and other vegetarian stuff. Once upon a time, in the Court of Vallanes, lived the Master and his young Assistant. This was in Iceland, although they had Spanish and Estonian...

SEEDS 22. RIFF - Reykjavík International Film Festival

29.09.2009

This year as well as in past 2 years, the SEEDS volunteers have participated in Reykjavík International Film Festival (RIFF) which, for the time being, evolved into a huge event. So big in fact, that there were 106 films presented this year, varying from Icelandic shorts to environmental...

SEEDS 42. John Lennon Imagine Peace Tower in Viðey

29.09.2009

The workcamp in Viðey was the third organized on this island during summer. Located in the bay of Reykjavik, five minutes by boat from the harbour, Viðey is of great interest for tourists who want to be close with the nature, and at the same time be near Reykjavik. On this Island we can...

SEEDS 17. Ísafjarðardjúp - Nature & Fun in the West fjords

22.09.2009

This workcamp took place in the Westfjords. The fjords and the peninsula that make up the Westfjord region in the north-western part on Iceland, account for one tenth of the country's landmass. The workcamp was located in the birch covered Heydalur valley in Mjoifjordur in North West Iceland. Heydalur...

SEEDS 16. Fljótsdalshérað - Icelandic North-east (1)

17.09.2009

In the beautiful organic farm we picked beetroot, kohlrabi, potatoes, and removed dead trees from the forest. The group came from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Portugal, UK and US giving it a coloured culture mix. Living in the "monster house" was a great experience for the group with...

SEEDS 30. A Vatnajökull National Park & The Viking Wall (2)

11.09.2009

Two workcamps in Vatnajökull National Park and Kirkjubaejarklaustur took place during the summer 2009, with this being the second. This workcamp was divided into two groups, one starting in Vatnajökull National Park for one week and the other one in Kirkjubaejarklaustur. For the second week,...

SEEDS 30. A Vatnajökull National Park & The Viking Wall (1)

11.09.2009

The workcamp was divided into two separate tasks in two different locations. Team A (us) were in Kirkubæjarklaustur, whilst Team B were in Skaftafell National Park. Team A switched with Team B after the first week. For the first week the task was to build a Viking wall near Hotel Laki...

SEEDS 38. Reykjavík - English & Environment

06.09.2009

6 Volunteers from Israel, Spain, South Korea and the UK were in Reykjavík, staying in the SEEDS house for the English and environment workcamp. The camp was designed to give the volunteers some extra guidance in English whilst also doing environmental and heritage work, and the days were...

SEEDS 11. The interior! Far away from it all!

05.09.2009

In the middle of the famous Kjollur road that connects Godafoss and Akureyri through beautiful Icelandic highlands, lies Kerlingarfjoll. Recently adapted from mountain ski centre to a summer camp site with comfortable huts and dormitories, Kerlingarfjoll provides an ideal holiday if you are looking...

SEEDS 10. Suðureyri í Tálknafirði - Like in the old days!! (2)

02.09.2009

Suðureyri is a place which is almost impossible to find on a map of Iceland. It is an old settlement on one of many beautiful fjords in the Westfjords (north-western part of Iceland). At the beginning of 20th century it was a busy whaling station where dozens of workers lived; today it´s...