THE HOT SPRING CAPITAL OF ICELAND

SEEDS volunteers will have the unique opportunity to work in the hot spring capital of the world, Hveragerði, volunteering for the municipality. The town is built above a hot-spring field, and derives its name from the Icelandic word for hot spring: hver. Volunteers will mainly be working in the town of Hveragerði and the neighbouring surroundings. The main tasks include pulling and removing weeds and applying preservation on wood. Volunteers will also do some work in a forested area in the municipality, such as making walking paths. Other tasks might be cleaning up and light maintenance in the public recreational areas of the township. The work is physical and might require a good physical condition, it can at times be repetitive and demanding but always rewarding. No previous experience is needed. As it is outdoors work, volunteers shall be ready to adapt and be flexible with the working and free-time schedule, as depending on the -changeable- weather, we may not be able to perform some of the tasks or activities planned. Volunteers need to be prepared for working outdoors in sometimes isolated sites. Be prepared to experience all kinds of weather and bring warm winter clothes as the tasks take place outside and it can get rather cold. Bring warm under-layers, waterproofs, walking shoes/boots, a good sleeping bag, hat scarves and gloves. Around this time of the summer solstice, the sun hardly sets and the nights are almost as bright as the days. The nights are magi