The ambassadors are previous volunteers who are ready to answer any questions you may have about volunteering with us. Are you a new or potential volunteer with questions about beach cleaning, living on a sail boat or sailing along the beautiful Norwegian coastline? Get in touch with one of our ambassadors!
Martha Steinmetz
I’m from
Germany
I speak
German and English
ITSB Experience
2 months with the Vestland team and 1 month with the Nordland team, both this year in 2022!
On board expertise
Social dynamics in different teams, solo traveling and camping, (sail)boat related knowledge, driving the dinghy, befriending locals, and staying happy no matter the weather.
I volunteered in the spring of 2019, as well as for shorter periods in the summer in 2019 and 2020. I also came back for a short time again in 2021 and 2022!
On board expertise
I study biology, so the environmental aspect of the project- what effects plastics have on nature and marine organisms. Also beach cleaning, sailing and living on a boat 🙂
2 months in both 2019 and 2020, in Finnmark and Helgeland. I was on three different sailboats with three different skippers, two different teams and two different areas so I think I can answer pretty much any question!
On board expertise
Ocean and nature, conservation and volunteering- that’s what we all have in common. I’m also an artist, photographer, writer, vet technician, and sailor.
Sailing, talking about the organization and living on a boat. I love travelling and I have a degree in Biological Engineering (specialized in Environment) so I love nature and learning about the best ways to protect it.
The experience of sailing, beach cleaning, life aboard, packing advice, US-Norway Visa details, finding cheap flights worldwide, and what visiting Norway is like from an American perspective.
I volunteered for 8 months in 2020. Half of the time I was between Sandnessjøen and Lofoten, and half in the Bergen area. I came back for 6 months to the Vestland team in 2021!
On board expertise
Workout organisation, life on board the sailboats, beach cleaning, long-term stay with ITSB, choosing clothing