SEEDS Iceland

SEEDS 074. Salvation Army Guesthouse & Shelter!

13.09.2012 Once upon a time, Julia, Jasmin, Beatriz and Emily, coming from Germany, Spain and USA, wanted to discover Iceland. So they arrived in Reykjavik, Salvation Army guesthouse. Don't evaluate things before experiencing them. Cleaning the guesthouse can be interesting as well and the work isn’t ba. . .

SEEDS 079. Unique West fjords!

30.08.2012 When we arrived in our work camp's location the weather was like in a horror or mystery movies. It was so foggy that our driver did not see the road. Then we did not have clue about 5th largest glacier next to our house. Sounds scary? ...we were excited. It was quite late when we arrived in. . .

SEEDS 071. Adventure in Trolls'land - Tröllaskagi!

27.08.2012

SEEDS 080. Photo Marathon! Exhibition! Álfamyndafoss - The Picture Waterfall!

24.08.2012 SEEDS volunteers had the idea to work with kids from Geislabaugur kindergarten in collaboration with their lovely supervisor Harpa and her assistant, teacher of one of the kindergartens sections. Volunteers had taken special lessons to practice photography-taking in portraits with minors in diffe. . .

SEEDS 067. Hvalfjörður - Trails in the fjord of the whales!

23.08.2012 Agent, we have a situation and we need you in the field! -But, ma´am, it has been months since my last field assignment and I´m already accustomed with sitting at the desk! Agent, you are the best we have and we really need you on this one...it´s...Hvalfjörður...and besides you won´t be a. . .

SEEDS 072. History & Culture Festival in the West fjords...Estupendastico!

22.08.2012 Oh Reykhólasveitinn min við viljum syngja þer eitt lítið lag! Oh Reykhólabúar við viljum flytja ykkur þetta í dag! Song, well just two lines of it. Twelve people from seven different countries - Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Czech Republic and Latvia learned the whol. . .

SEEDS 064 & 084. Photo Marathons - Reykjavík & Outskirts.

20.08.2012 Photomarathon. Known as the longest marathon in the world. It is a race. Officially. Demanding, but generous with benefits, if you decide to take a risk and participate. All you have to do is to keep your eyes open for colors, shapes, faces, expressions and be ready to chase them, if it´s needed. . .

SEEDS 060. Skriðuklaustur - Making History! We love turf!!!

07.08.2012 Here I go once again, with, I hope, the most amazing report ever! Skriðuklaustur. That strange name for us at the beginning will always be in our memories now, it wouldn´t be fair if we forget about that place and that name. After a very long drive of 13 hours we arrived to the place we we. . .

SEEDS 069. Viking Festival & Fire in Húnaþing!

01.08.2012 Greetings from Hvvaaaaammmmssssttttaaaaannnnnggggiiiiiii!!!!! What do you get if you cross 3 Italians, 2 spanish and a British guy with an Icelandic school, 2 festivals and The Chemical Brothers - ´The Devil is in the Beats´?! A hell of a crazy, good time. The first week was spent pre. . .

SEEDS 068. - LungA - Arts festival in the Eastern fjords! - Magic happens here!

30.07.2012 It started very slowly. Doing nothing more than doing something. Being lazy, wandering around the town, starting to get the spirit of the place. Then artists and participants arrive and the mood changes into creative, bohemian, easy-going one, pulling you in, even without asking permission. It ke. . .

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 ot. . .

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 of pictures cap. . .

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 tasks. . .

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 town (28. . .

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 ra. . .

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