The house where we will stay is run as a volunteer base and most of the maintenance and renovation is in the hands of volunteers. It is surrounded by a large garden and woodland area which needs to be taken care of. Tasks might include mowing the grass, collecting dead plants and scrubs, preparing the vegetable garden for seeding and other general gardening work. The house itself also needs some maintenance: Scraping up old paint from the window frames, sandpaper them and paint them again and fixing the fence in front of the house is among the tasks for us.The project also includes supporting the DesignMarch 2011; which takes place on the weekend of March 24th -27th; there volunteers will assist in various tasks connected to the events.DesignMarch is a four day feast for designers, artists, those with an interest in design, the general public and tourists alike. The first two DesignMarch programmes 2009 and 2010, were splendid and diverse, with events reflecting a wide range of design; for details for the events 2011 click here.We might also assist in the city to keep the public areas lively, attractive, interesting and charming for both the locals and the guests of the city and participate in local events and happenings.
Accomodation & food:
SEEDS volunteers will stay in a fully equipped house in Reykjavik; sleeping in shared rooms. Please bring your own sleeping bag.Volunteers will receive food and be in charge of the different cooking and cleaning activities. Equipped kitchen and washing machine are available.
Location & leisure:
Reykjavik is the capital of Iceland, often called the nightlife capital of the north . But there is more to Reykjavik than pubs and clubs. Reykjavik also gathers the most interesting of Icelandic culture. It is an incubator of new ideas and styles which often indicates new global trends. It is an International city with a lively Cosmopolitan cultural scene.The world s northernmost capital bridges the Atlantic, between Europe and North America. Reykjavik is spread across a peninsula with a panoramic view of the mountains and the Atlantic Ocean on almost all sides. The population of the city is over 200,000 including the metropolitan area, so two thirds of Iceland s inhabitants live here. Reykjavik is a dynamic, modern city which lives in harmony with beautiful nature, using renewable energy sources - geothermal power and glacial rivers. March is the last month when you can see, with a piece of good luck, the Northern lights (Aurora Borealis) in Iceland. In the area closer than 100 Km from Reykjavik, there are several spectacular waterfalls, geysers, impressive coastline and the well-known geothermal Blue Lagoon spa to visit. Iceland was badly hit with the current financial crisis, which did affect the life for foreign visitors in a positive way, making Iceland a much cheaper country to visit, the local currency greatly lost value i many goods and services cost (in EUR) just a half comparing to the year 2007.
Requirements:
English will be the language of the camp; high proficiency is not required.
SEEDS coordinators will have prepared few different topics on which the participants will base their entries to the competition; those topics will be mainly related to the work of SEEDS: Environment and intercultural understanding.Participants need to take their own digital cameras and its main work will be done walking or cycling all around the city and taking photographs on the issues given; the best pictures will be selected for a final exhibit. The last part of the project will be putting up the exhibition at one of the most visited galleries and venue for exhibits in the countryVolunteers shall be prepared for walking/cycling, flexible time schedule (early morning photo sessions, night photographing). A session in the surroundings of Reykjavik will be organised as well.Volunteers additional work with the city of Reykjavik; will be focused on trying to keep the city and its public areas lively, attractive, interesting and charming for locals and guests. Tasks may involve painting to cover graffiti tags, tiding up public spaces and face-lifting the city after the winter. Additional work may be done at the SEEDS volunteers bases. Volunteers will be assisting and giving contributions to the future development of SEEDS volunteering activities.
Accomodation & food:
ACCOMMODATION: SEEDS volunteers will stay in a fully equipped house; in a sleeping bag accommodation sharing rooms. Please bring your own sleeping bag. Volunteers will receive food and be in charge of the cooking and cleaning activities. Equipped kitchen and washing machine are available. Do not forget some traditional/typical food from your home country for the international evening.
Location & leisure:
LOCATION: Reykjavik is the capital of Iceland, often called the nightlife capital of the north . But there is more to Reykjavik than pubs and clubs. Reykjavik also gathers the most interesting of Icelandic culture. It is an incubator of new ideas and styles which often indicates new global trends. It is an International city with a lively Cosmopolitan cultural scene.The world s northernmost capital bridges the Atlantic, between Europe and North America. Reykjavik is spread across a peninsula with a panoramic view of the mountains and the Atlantic Ocean on almost all sides. The population of the city is over 200,000 including the metropolitan area, so two thirds of Iceland s inhabitants live here. Reykjavik is a dynamic, modern city which lives in harmony with beautiful nature, using renewable energy sources - geothermal power and glacial rivers. March is the last month when you can see, with a piece of good luck, the Northern lights (Aurora Borealis) in Iceland. In the area closer than 100 Km from Reykjavik, there are several spectacular waterfalls, geysers, impressive coastline and the well-known geothermal Blue Lagoon spa to visit.
Requirements:
LANGUAGE: English will be the language of the camp; high proficiency is not required.
The house where we will stay is run as a volunteer base and most of the maintenance and renovation is in the hands of volunteers. It is surrounded by a large garden and woodland area which needs to be taken care of. Tasks might include collecting dead plants and scrubs, preparing the vegetable garden for seeding and other general gardening work. The house itself also needs some maintenance: Scraping up old paint from the window frames, sandpaper them and paint them again and fixing the fence in front of the house is among the tasks for us.The project also includes supporting the Art Without Borders (AWB) 2011; an annual art festival in Iceland. It aims to promote the art of people with disabilities and to facilitate co-operation. Different parties work together on various art projects with great results. This has led to greater understanding between people for the greater good of the whole community. Due to the circumstances, most often the participants in the AWB will only need few volunteers to assist on each task, so we need to be prepared to work both as a group and also as couples. We might also assist in the city to keep the public areas lively, attractive, interesting and charming for both the locals and the guests of the city and participate in local events and happenings.
Accomodation & food:
ACCOMMODATION: SEEDS volunteers will stay in a fully equipped house; in a sleeping bag accommodation sharing rooms. Please bring your own sleeping bag. Volunteers will receive food and be in charge of the cooking and cleaning activities. Equipped kitchen and washing machine are available. Do not forget some traditional/typical food from your home country for the international evening.
Location & leisure:
LOCATION: Reykjavik is the capital of Iceland, often called the nightlife capital of the north . But there is more to Reykjavik than pubs and clubs. Reykjavik also gathers the most interesting of Icelandic culture. It is an incubator of new ideas and styles which often indicates new global trends. It is an International city with a lively Cosmopolitan cultural scene.The world s northernmost capital bridges the Atlantic, between Europe and North America. Reykjavik is spread across a peninsula with a panoramic view of the mountains and the Atlantic Ocean on almost all sides. The population of the city is over 200,000 including the metropolitan area, so two thirds of Iceland s inhabitants live here. Reykjavik is a dynamic, modern city which lives in harmony with beautiful nature, using renewable energy sources - geothermal power and glacial rivers. In April you can expect mild condition; although in Iceland it is always best to prepare for all kinds of weather. In the area closer than 100 Km from Reykjavik, there are several spectacular waterfalls, geysers, impressive coastline and the well-known geothermal Blue Lagoon spa to visit.
Requirements:
LANGUAGE: English will be the language of the camp; high proficiency is not required.
We will be working at the archaeological site Skriouklaustur (e. The monastery at Skrioa), the project started in 2002 and its aim is to investigate, through an archaeological excavation, the monastery that operated on the farmstead Skrioa in Fljotsdalur Valley, East Iceland, during the period from 1493 to the Reformation in 1550. Our tasks in this project will be mainly connected with taking care of the land around the monastery. Main tasks include beautifying the area, preparing it for receiving visitors during the summertime and constructing a vegetable garden. Other tasks might include making and fixing walking paths nearby the monastery and the place where we will be accommodated.The working plan will be very flexible and it will depend on the needs of our local hosts and of course on the weather conditions.
Accomodation & food:
ACCOMMODATION: We will be lodged in a building located approximately 5 km from our working site (monastery excavations), equipped with kitchen and living room. A sleeping bag is needed.We will have breakfast and dinner at the accommodation; while lunch will be served at the cafe in Skriouklaustur on working days. The kitchen will be available for us to cater ourselves on weekends. Food ingredients will be provided; we will share the duties of preparing and cooking meals. Please do not forget some traditional food from your home country for the international evening.
Location & leisure:
LOCATION: We will work in Skriouklaustur at Fljotsdalur, located 40 km from the biggest town in the East of Iceland, Egilsstaoir (pop. 2,300) and about 650 km from Reykjavik. It is part of Fljotsdalsherao, (pop. of 3.700) at 8.884 km is the largest Icelandic municipality. The monastery at Skrioa, named Skriouklaustur, was the youngest of the seven monasteries and two nunneries in operation in Iceland during the medieval period, but within a short time, it became one of the richest. It is thought that this increase in material wealth was due to Skriouklaustur having been the only monastery in East Iceland. Nowadays, Skriouklaustur has a local centre of culture and history. The house was built in 1939 and is one of Iceland s most important buildings. There is a museum about the writer Gunnar Gunnarsson in the house. It is also a residence for artists, writers and scholars, both Icelandic and foreign. At Skriouklaustur there are as well exhibitions available for visitors and many events organised concerning local culture and the nature of East Iceland. The ruins of the 16th century monastery with archaeological excavation are located nearby.The East Fjords is a region of a special landscape, dominated by long, narrow fjords and steep mountains. This is one of the oldest regions of Iceland shaped by glaciers in the Ice Age. The biggest forest in Iceland and also wild reindeers are found in Fljotsdalur.
Requirements:
LANGUAGE: English will be the language in the camp, but high proficiency is not a requirement.
We will be working at the archaeological site Skriouklaustur (e. The monastery at Skrioa), the project started in 2002 and its aim is to investigate, through an archaeological excavation, the monastery that operated on the farmstead Skrioa in Fljotsdalur Valley, East Iceland, during the period from 1493 to the Reformation in 1550. Our tasks in this project will be mainly connected with taking care of the land around the monastery. Main tasks include beautifying the area, preparing it for receiving visitors during the summertime and constructing a vegetable garden. Other tasks might include making and fixing walking paths nearby the monastery and the place where we will be accommodated. We will assist in building and putting up a playground for kids and an obstacle course.The working plan will be very flexible and it will depend on the needs of our local hosts and of course on the weather conditions.
Accomodation & food:
ACCOMMODATION: We will be lodged in a building located approximately 5 km from our working site (monastery excavations), equipped with kitchen and living room. A sleeping bag is needed.We will have breakfast and dinner at the accommodation; while lunch will be served at the cafe in Skriouklaustur on working days. The kitchen will be available for us to cater ourselves on weekends. Food ingredients will be provided; we will share the duties of preparing and cooking meals. Please do not forget some traditional food from your home country for the international evening.
Location & leisure:
LOCATION: We will work in Skriouklaustur at Fljotsdalur, located 40 km from the biggest town in the East of Iceland, Egilsstaoir (pop. 2,300) and about 650 km from Reykjavik. It is part of Fljotsdalsherao, (pop. of 3.700) at 8.884 km is the largest Icelandic municipality. The monastery at Skrioa, named Skriouklaustur, was the youngest of the seven monasteries and two nunneries in operation in Iceland during the medieval period, but within a short time, it became one of the richest. It is thought that this increase in material wealth was due to Skriouklaustur having been the only monastery in East Iceland. Nowadays, Skriouklaustur has a local centre of culture and history. The house was built in 1939 and is one of Iceland s most important buildings. There is a museum about the writer Gunnar Gunnarsson in the house. It is also a residence for artists, writers and scholars, both Icelandic and foreign. At Skriouklaustur there are as well exhibitions available for visitors and many events organised concerning local culture and the nature of East Iceland. The ruins of the 16th century monastery with archaeological excavation are located nearby.The East Fjords is a region of a special landscape, dominated by long, narrow fjords and steep mountains. This is one of the oldest regions of Iceland shaped by glaciers in the Ice Age. The biggest forest in Iceland and also wild reindeers are found in Fljotsdalur.
Requirements:
LANGUAGE: English will be the language in the camp, but high proficiency is not a requirement.
We will be undertaking a few different projects assisting the many visitors that come to this historical site each year. The project will focus on fixing up the camping site before the summer season and making some steps for easier access. We will have the responsibility of maintaining some old walking paths and of making new ones. We will also be putting up and making signs, some lawn mowing and tree trimming.
Accomodation & food:
ACCOMMODATION: We will be hosted in a summer house and small huts, sleeping on mattresses on the floor. Please bring your own sleeping bag. Food ingredients will be provided to us and a kitchen will be available. The group will be responsible for cooking and cleaning activities and please do not forget some traditional food from your home country for the international evening.
Location & leisure:
LOCATION: The work camp will take place on the eastern side of Skagafjorour, in a place that was very much the cultural capital of the north from the twelfth until the eighteenth century. This is the place of the country s first printing press in 1530; the place of education, poets and monks. This is the home of one of Iceland s oldest church sites, with the first church built in 1050. The current cathedral was build from red sandstone taken from a mine in the vicinity and ordained in 1763. It is the seventh church in this spot and the second-oldest stone building in Iceland. The red sandstone mine is one of many interesting sites in this location. There are also many interesting hiking options, a historical excavation site, a beautiful forest, awesome history and amazing natural beauty. Skagafjorour is 40 km long and 30 km wide, the home of two islands Drangey and Malmey. In the east there is a lot of lowland with high reaching mountains in the back. A big valley stretches out from the end of the fjord for about 50 km and then spreads out into narrow valleys far into the highlands. These valleys had the regal Norse name Godvalley (Gooadalir).Drangey is steep-sided and flat-topped and resembles an arrow pointing north. It was the hideout of Grettir the Strong, the courageous and savage outlaw, and his brother Illugi for three years. Now the island is a bird sanctuary, with a colourful birdlife such as kittiwakes, puffins and guillemots. Boat trips to the island are available, but the steep climb is maybe not for the faint hearted. In the eastern part of Skagafjorour there is big chain of mountains, Tindastoll (989m), Maelifellishnjukur (1138) and Glooafeykir (853m) to name a few. The area is widely vegetated, grassy meadows, fenlands and lowlands, but very little forestation. The climate is mild, with rich birdlife, salmon and trout in lakes and rivers.To many, Skagafjorour is the most beautiful place in Iceland, with very special colours and light playing on the eye. Definitely a place to visit while in Iceland
Requirements:
LANGUAGE: English will be the official language in the camp; high proficiency is not a requirement.
Our tasks in this project will be mainly connected with taking care of the land around the monastery. Main tasks include beautifying the area, preparing it for receiving visitors during the summertime and constructing a vegetable garden. Other tasks might include making and fixing walking paths nearby the monastery and the place where we will be accommodated. We will assist in building and putting up a playground for kids and an obstacle course.The working plan will be very flexible and it will depend on the needs of our local hosts and of course on the weather conditions.
Accomodation & food:
ACCOMMODATION: We will be lodged in a building located approximately 5 km from our working site (monastery excavations), equipped with kitchen and living room. A sleeping bag is needed.We will have breakfast and dinner at the accommodation; while lunch will be served at the cafe in Skriouklaustur on working days. The kitchen will be available for us to cater ourselves on weekends. Food ingredients will be provided; we will share the duties of preparing and cooking meals. Please do not forget some traditional food from your home country for the international evening.
Location & leisure:
LOCATION: We will work in Skriouklaustur at Fljotsdalur, located 40 km from the biggest town in the East of Iceland, Egilsstaoir (pop. 2,300) and about 650 km from Reykjavik. It is part of Fljotsdalsherao, (pop. of 3.700) at 8.884 km is the largest Icelandic municipality. The monastery at Skrioa, named Skriouklaustur, was the youngest of the seven monasteries and two nunneries in operation in Iceland during the medieval period, but within a short time, it became one of the richest. It is thought that this increase in material wealth was due to Skriouklaustur having been the only monastery in East Iceland. Nowadays, Skriouklaustur has a local centre of culture and history. The house was built in 1939 and is one of Iceland s most important buildings. There is a museum about the writer Gunnar Gunnarsson in the house. It is also a residence for artists, writers and scholars, both Icelandic and foreign. At Skriouklaustur there are as well exhibitions available for visitors and many events organised concerning local culture and the nature of East Iceland. The ruins of the 16th century monastery with archaeological excavation are located nearby.The East Fjords is a region of a special landscape, dominated by long, narrow fjords and steep mountains. This is one of the oldest regions of Iceland shaped by glaciers in the Ice Age. The biggest forest in Iceland and also wild reindeers are found in Fljotsdalur.
Requirements:
LANGUAGE: English will be the language in the camp, but high proficiency is not a requirement.
The museum emphasizes on a realistic set up of its collection, just as the inhabitants just went out for a moment. Additionally they work on transmitting the old ways of working through events, workshops and courses. The museum is unique in the way it shows clearly how the way of living has changed drastically from around 1770 until the last inhabitants lived in the farm in the 1960 s.Many tasks will be related to the museum itself, such as cleaning and polishing the collective items, but the museum includes i.e. textile, wooden household things and other items used in Iceland in the olden days. We will be cleaning the area, maintaining the houses and preparing for the busy season ahead. The museum opens in June every year and we will assist the locals with the arrangements for the opening which SEEDS volunteers will be invited to take part in.Other tasks may be checking, correcting and even translating information for the museum but many guests from different countries visit the museum every year. Additional tasks may include general out-door environmental work.
Accomodation & food:
ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will be lodged in a local house, sleeping on mattresses on the floor. Please bring your own sleeping bag. Food will be provided and volunteers will have access to a kitchen and have to take care of their own cooking and cleaning activities. Please do not forget some traditional food from your home country for the international evening.
Location & leisure:
LOCATION: The project takes place in the north east part of Iceland in a mountainous bay (fjord) called Vopnafjorour, the Fjord of the Weapons. A name that comes from one of the Viking settlers, Eyvindur Vopni. The fjord is renowned for its natural beauty and good weather with salmon rivers and large areas of untouched landscape. Just about 20 km away from the project is the town Vopnafjorour which is one of the warmest places in the country and warmer than most places at a similar latitude. The reason is the warm waters of the Gulf Stream that moderates the winters and makes the island habitable. The main industries of Vopnafjorour are fish processing, agriculture, and tourism and other services. Inhabitants of the fjord are 683 there of 540 who are living in the village.The county is divided into three valleys, Hofsdalur, Vesturardalur and Selardalur and in those valleys are some of the most popular fishing rivers in the country. Selardalur has natural hot springs, and next to them is a swimming pool with a hot jacuzzy. In Iceland you may find many unique pools all over the country but the one in Selardalur is one of the most special. The area has various lakes, some of them popular for fishing, but others have gotten smaller due to soil erosion.
Requirements:
LANGUAGE: English will be the language in the camp, but high proficiency is not a requirement.
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