Environmental Air-waves

WORK/PROJECT: SEEDS volunteers in this project will have the opportunity to share and learn on Environmental issues while at the same time being part of Iceland Airwaves music festival!

SEEDS coordinators will prepare different topics, workshops, visits and activities related to the two main issues of the project, Environment and music.

The schedule may include workshops/sessions on sustainable development, the environment, carbon emissions, organic farming, global warming (climate change), the 3 R’s (Reduce, Reuse, Recycle), renewable energy sources (focus on Iceland's hydroelectric and geothermal energy). During this process we will organize visits with environmental interest such as going to the recycle centres of Reykjavik (SORPA) or a geothermal power plant.

Volunteers may work some days with the city of Reykjavík in the cemeteries; where we will help with raking leaves, beautifying the gardens, work on the recycling system among other tasks.

Iceland Airwaves is an annual music festival held in Reykjavík in late October, this year it takes place between October 30 and November 3. More information at www.icelandairwaves.is

The festival main focus is showcasing new music, both Icelandic and international. The first show was held in 1999 as a one-off event and subsequently has become one of the premier showcases for new music in the world, with hundreds of journalists and industry people in attendance. It has become known for its intimacy and party spirit and has been called "the hippest long weekend on the annual music-festival calendar" and an "unbelievable zest for music and celebration".

Please note that SEEDS does not provide the festival pass for access to the main concerts but volunteers can attend many of the off-venue events and concerts, which are open and for free.

ACCOMMODATION:  SEEDS volunteers will stay in a well equipped house, in a beautiful setting inside the Botanical Gardens of the city of Reykjavík, which are located about 4 Kilometres from the centre of the city. Volunteers will be sleeping in shared rooms/dorms in a sleeping bag accommodation. Please bring your own sleeping bag.

Volunteers will receive food supplies and be in charge of the cooking and cleaning activities.

Do not forget some traditional/typical food from your home country for the international evening.

LOCATION: The population of Iceland’s capital Reykjavik is over 200,000 including the metropolitan area, so two thirds of Iceland’s inhabitants live here. It is a dynamic, modern city which lives in harmony with beautiful nature, using renewable energy sources.

Reykjavik is often called “the nightlife capital of the north”, but there is more: It also gathers the most interesting of Icelandic culture; it is an incubator of new ideas and styles. It is an International city with a lively Cosmopolitan cultural scene surrounded with beautiful nature.

Visitors to Reykjavík experience easily the pure energy at the heart of Iceland's capital city - whether from the boiling thermal energy underground, the natural green energy within the city and around it, or the lively culture and fun-filled nightlife.

In the area closer than 100 Km from Reykjavík, there are several spectacular waterfalls, geysers, impressive coastline and the well-known geothermal Blue Lagoon spa to visit.

LANGUAGE: English will be the language in the camp; basic conversational skills are needed.

TERMINAL: Closest international Airport: Keflavík/Reykjavík (KEF). Bus station: Central Reykjavík (BSÍ).

EXTRAS / SPECIAL REMARKS: Participation fee EUR 200 (Euros). Please note that the fees are to be paid to SEEDS on arrival in either Euros or Icelandic crowns.

Volunteers should have a motivation to learning and sharing. Tours and excursions (Golden Circle, Blue Lagoon or South Shore) can be arranged for SEEDS volunteers at discount fares.

Age: 21+