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28 maj UF in Ethiopia day 8: BREAKFAST GOALS, OLD STONES AND TIME TO SAY GOODBYE

Posted at 08:59h in Ethiopia, Travel Blog
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It was our last day in Ethiopia, and we woke up well rested and ready for breakfast! Except for some people, who woke up to the discovery of some new bed bug friends. These were soon forgotten however, as we headed out into the streets...

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27 maj UF in Ethiopia Day 8: TRAVEL DAY AND GENUINE ETHIOPIAN FOOD EXPERIENCE

Posted at 11:17h in Ethiopia, Travel Blog
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Sunday the 12th was partly a travel day when we went from Bahir Dar to Gondar, but we did have time to see some sights as well as experience possible the best – as well as a more questionable – food experience during the trip. [caption...

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26 maj UF in Ethiopia day 7: Lake Tana and traditional dancing

Posted at 11:53h in Ethiopia, Travel Blog
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When in Bahir Dar, some of us were not in our best shape due to either the long bus ride, the new bacterial strain or maybe not using hand sanitizers enough. Some of us needed to rest for a while, if we put it that...

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25 maj UF in Ethiopia day 6: Ten hours of beautiful struggle

Posted at 13:28h in Ethiopia, Travel Blog
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I wake up at 3 am on the bathroom floor. There are two plausible candidates why I have had to get my beauty sleep within arm’s reach of these facilities. One is tasty Sambosas on a street corner in the company of a group of...

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24 maj UF in Ethiopia Day 5: COFFEE TASTING, MOUNT ENTOTO AND ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN´S SANCTUARY AND DEVELOPMENT

Posted at 11:00h in Ethiopia, Travel Blog
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On Thursday we woke up early to visit Seife’s, a coffee distributor run by the Swedish-Ethiopian Seife Tuuloskorpi.  Seife’s is not only very passionate about coffee but it also has a conscious approach to coffee production and distribution and works closely with local farmers to...

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23 maj UF in Ethiopia day 4: Ethiopians making efforts to both poor children and Uppsala students

Posted at 20:30h in Ethiopia, Travel Blog
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We woke up to a fresh morning on the Wednesday in Addis. This forenoon, we were about to meet with the African Child Policy Forum (ACPF), a Panafrican advocacy organisation based in Ethiopia. We were warmly welcomed to fantastic premises. We all agreed that we wouldn't...

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22 maj UF in Ethiopia day 3: Red terror, AU/EU and a dinner surprise

Posted at 09:12h in Ethiopia, Travel Blog
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After starting off our Tuesday with breakfast, we went to the Red Terror Memorial Museum. It was a small but very important and moving place, as it explained the rise and acts by the communist regime between 1974 and 1991, and the killing and torture...

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21 maj UF in Ethiopia day 2: Intensive meetings and diplomacy

Posted at 10:55h in Ethiopia, Travel Blog
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Second day of the trip, a day full of meetings! We had breakfast at our hotel and walk to the first one: the Swedish Embassy in Ethiopia. We were received with a traditional swedish fika by our hosts Helena and Alicia. During the meeting, they...

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20 maj UF in Ethiopia Day 1: Stories without boundaries and a taste for injera

Posted at 10:12h in Ethiopia, Travel Blog
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Welcome to the UF travel blog! The destination of this spring has been Ethiopia, a country in the horn of Africa that is currently undergoing a lot of political reforms and structural changes. On the fourth of May, 16 travelers set of to a long...

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Email: info@ufuppsala.se

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UF Uppsala wants you for the board! Have you cons UF Uppsala wants you for the board!  Have you considered becoming more active in the student life of Uppsala? Do you want to meet great people and contribute to one of the most active associations in Sweden? Are you getting a bit tired of Netflix and want to make the most of this strange year? Well look no further - this is your opportunity. UF is recruiting again for the coming semester!  The following positions are available:
One (1) Editor-in-Chief of Uttryck Magazine
Two (2) Heads of Careers 
Two (2) Heads of Lectures  All positions are open for English speakers. If you are interested and think that you would be suitable for any or various of these interesting positions, then send a personal letter to the Electoral Committee. In the letter, tell us who you are, which position(s) you are applying for, if you have previous relevant experience and why you would fit for the job.  Send the letter to val@ufuppsala.se and we will be in touch shortly, the recruitment is ongoing so send your applications as soon as you can. Do not hesitate to contact the Election Committee at val@ufuppsala.se if you have any questions.  Deadline to apply for Uttryck and Career: 9th of December.  Deadline to apply for Lectures: 9th of January.  Find out more about the positions in the document below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1if9lY-Oz-C4wQKiA6QRjDWxTw4SOK6XM/view?usp=sharing  Or on our website: https://ufuppsala.se/uf-uppsala-wants-you-for-the-board/
Styrelsen 2019-2020 tackar för detta verksamhetsår! Nu önskar vi er en härlig sommar innan vi ses igen till hösten ☀️🌎
Today is the last day to apply for the Board of 20 Today is the last day to apply for the Board of 2020/2021! 🌎  As a member of the Board of the Uppsala Association of Foreign Affairs, you are provided with the unique opportunity to contribute to our cause of spreading awareness of issues related to foreign affairs – as well as access and free coffee at our office located in the basement of Ekonomikum. 
Check the link in our bio for more info on how to apply!! Do not miss this opportunity - follow the footsteps of previous members of the Board such as Anders Kompass and Anna Lindh and apply today!
And at last, but definitely not least, we would li And at last, but definitely not least, we would like to introduce you to our devoted and encouraging President Johan Bergman! Remember that applications for the UF Board of 2020/21 are open until Friday 🌎  Describe your post in one sentence! 🌎
-Being president of UF Uppsala involves a number of stricter responsibilities such as overseeing the day-to-day operations, managing the finances and leading the work in the board, as well as great opportunities to shape the role by setting the agenda for the operational year’s organisational development! 
What has been your favorite thing about your post? 🌎
-Hands down to see the association grow bigger and better through the amazing work of our board, trustees and active members! Taking part in one of the many events our groups organise and to see how professional it is just makes me feel proud to be part of the association, and privileged to oversee it. 
What is your best UF memory? 🌎
-After being involved for many years, it is difficult to just pick one. Although the opportunity to meet UN-diplomats, politicians, activist and other professionals I look up to has been a once-in-a-lifetime thing, my strongest memory is from planning meetings with our active members, board meetings and workshops with the board and after-hours budgeting. It might not be as glamorous, but it is there that I have met people I will probably have in my life for a long time ahead, and I have learned skills my courses at UU can’t provide. Getting involved in UF is absolutely the best decision I have made! 
What are three words of advice you would give your successor?🌎
-Plan well, dream big, but first, APPLY!
Today, we would like to introduce you to our creat Today, we would like to introduce you to our creative and hardworking Heads of PR Rebecka Bjuremalm and Alicia Nathanson Thulin! Remember that applications for the UF Board of 2020/21 are open until Friday🌎  Describe your post in one sentence! 🌎
-Making foreign affairs look good since 1948:) What has been your favorite thing about your post? 🌎
-That would be being able to spend time on our interests in graphic design, illustration and photography in such an open and creative atmosphere. It has also been great to be so actively involved with all the different groups within UF, getting to know all parts of the association well! 
What is your best UF memory? 🌎
-Alicia: The kickoff with the board and the gasque to welcome the new trustees was really fun. Also the everyday work and our weekly meetings in the PR-group has been great!
-Rebecka: There are so many! Besides our incredible board kickoff, I will fondly remember all the everyday hangouts with my fellow board members. A particularly good moment was when our song books were delivered, flipping through the pages of the first UF songbook ever was amazing. 
What are three words of advice you would give your successors?🌎
-Dream big, plan far ahead and collaborate often!
Today, we would like to introduce you to our amazi Today, we would like to introduce you to our amazing and welcoming Head of Travel Ebba Berg Gorgén! Remember that applications for the UF Board of 2020/21 are open. 🌎  Describe your post in one sentence! 🌎
-Getting the chance to experience foreign policy first hand! 
What has been your favorite thing about your post? 🌎
-The absolute best thing about being head of travel is to create a close bond with a group of different people and together learn and delve into different aspects of foreign policy! 
What is your best UF memory? 🌎
-My best UF memory is from the travel groups last night in Kiev in December last year, when everyone got the chance to share what they had appreciated and learned during the trip. It was very touching and uplifting to be around such smart and kind people! 
What are three words of advice you would give your successor?🌎
-Continue being curious!
Today, we would like to introduce you to our deter Today, we would like to introduce you to our determined and charismatic UFMUN President James Janani! Remember that applications for the UF Board of 2020/21 are open, all information can be found in the link in our bio.🌎 Describe your post in one sentence! 🌎
-Providing a forum to hone skills in diplomacy and negotiation within current global issues!  What has been your favorite thing about your post? 🌎
-That you are not alone in this but have a small group of people working close with you through the good times and bad times. In my case, having the chance to get to work with and get to know my exceptional vice president really brought a new close friend into my life.  What is your best UF memory? 🌎
-Staying at Uffice until 5 AM with some of the team members trying to make the printer work.  What are three words of advice you would give your successor?🌎
-Lead with love!
Today, we would like to introduce you to our brill Today, we would like to introduce you to our brilliant and considerate Web Editor-in-Chief Joakim Ydebäck! Remember that applications for the UF Board of 2020/21 are open. 🌎  Describe your post in one sentence! 🌎
-I am in charge of Uttryck's web magazine where we publish articles that discuss current and non-current events in foreign affairs. 
What has been your favorite thing about your post? 🌎
-I think I have grown a lot while having this post. I hadn't done anything like this before but now that I have, I don't know what to do without it. It has also been extremely fun to discuss matters of foreign affairs, a topic which I am very passionate about. 
What is your best UF memory? 🌎
-That would be the many editorial meetings we have had during the operational year. We always make sure to meet once a month, either in Uffice or at someone's home, and make it cozy and nice. To work with something you love and eat a cinnamon roll at the same time? What a concept!🌎 What are three words of advice you would give your successor?🌎
-Reach out to people by having regular meetings! Set your standards high! And never forget to relax and have fun!
Today, we have the honour to introduce a knowledge Today, we have the honour to introduce a knowledgeable duo: UF’s own quizmasters and Head of Lectures Isak Lefvert and Elliott Syrén! Remember that applications for the UF Board of 2020/21 are open!🌎 Describe your post in one sentence! 🌎
-Channeling the voices of and perspectives on international politics through a vibrant Uppsala University lecture hall. 
What has been your favorite thing about your post? 🌎
-The amazing range of people that you meet and talk to! It's always very inspiring to chat with our lecturers when they are really passionate about their work, regardless if they are government ministers or post-doctoral researchers. But nothing lights up a Monday evening like the enthusiastic and constantly changing group of students who take from their free time to come and listen to the lectures. 
What is your best UF memory? 🌎
-When the entire UF board had a private dinner with the UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, at the Snerikes upper floor after his lecture and he taught us about the history of toasting customs.  What are three words of advice you would give your successors?🌎
DARE - to believe that you have the ability to pull off a lecture or seminar with any personnel or format.
LOSE - the dread of appearing pushy by calling and emailing people repeatedly - there's no rush like the one you get when they accept your invitation.
WIN - the courage to apply for the most stimulating position imaginable!
Today, we would like to introduce you to our inspi Today, we would like to introduce you to our inspiring and driven UFS representative Rebecca Rieschel! Remember that applications for the UF Board of 2020/21 are open. 🌎  Describe your post in one sentence! 🌎
-As UFS representative you are the bridge between the national and local organisation and member of both boards. Maybe you could call it the UF Diplomat? :)) What has been your favorite thing about your post? 🌎
-Definitely the opportunity to get to know incredibly talented and intelligent people across Sweden who share the same interests as you. Also you are always excused to grab fika from any meeting in Uffice since all your own meetings are online… 
What is your best UF memory? 🌎
-Except for all the hours I spent in Uffice trying to study but ending up spending way too much time drinking coffee and laughing with fellow board members, it has to be when we invited UPF Lund to Uppsala for a knowledge exchange weekend. The main goal was of course to once and for all settle that Uppsala is the best university of Sweden, but we actually ended up having a pretty nice weekend with each other… Who would have thought? 
What are three words of advice you would give your successor?🌎
-(Don’t forget to) enjoy your time!!
Today, we would like to introduce you to our trust Today, we would like to introduce you to our trustworthy and enthusiastic Treasurer Clara Alm! Remember that applications for the UF Board of 2020/21 are open. 🌎  Describe your post in one sentence! 🌎
-I’m responsible for the ongoing accounting, UF’s budget, that the association's bills are paid on time and that the invoicing is handled - all to make sure we have the means to do all the great things we do! 
What has been your favorite thing about your post? 🌎
-To get to know the association so well, being a little involved in every committee and all the day-to-day things but also getting to be a part of the more long-term discussions and apply for grants! 
What is your best UF memory? 🌎
-Ahhh don’t make me choose!! (But if I have to, probably the kick-off because it was filled with fun and I got to know my fellow amazing board members a bit better<3). What are three words of advice you would give your successor?🌎
-Budget monitoring is key and don’t stress:)
Today, we would like to introduce you to our visio Today, we would like to introduce you to our visionary and structured Editors-in-Chief Karin Kristensson and Rebecca Mariana Bengtsson. Remember that applications for the UF Board of 2020/21 are open! 🌎  Describe your post in one sentence! 🌎
-As editor-in-chief of Uttryck you have the main responsibility for the printed magazine, and you get to have an overview on everything from brainstorming on themes to putting the final touches to the layout, and use your creativity! 
What has been your favorite thing about your post? 🌎
-The best thing about the post is to be able to provide a platform for UF's members to be creative and express their thoughts in words and pictures. 
What is your best UF memory? 🌎
-Waiting around in Uffice for the boxes of the Human issue, and finally getting to cut the box open and flip through the finished issue. 
What are three words of advice you would give your successors?🌎
-Our words of advice to our successors are: plan ahead, have clear rules and guidelines which are communicated with the writers and illustrators early on, and invest a lot of time and energy on the layout.
Today, we have the honour to introduce our bright Today, we have the honour to introduce our bright and reliable secretary Sara Ölander! Remember that applications for the UF Board of 2020/21 are open.  Describe your post in one sentence! 🌎
-Being in contact with members, handling the overall administration such as memberships, protocols and office supplies, and working with questions regarding the association as a whole in the presidium! 
What has been your favorite thing about your post? 🌎
-That you, as a secretary and part of the presidium, get insight in all the different groups and a great overview of the whole association! You also learn to handle various different tasks at the same time, and the individual work makes it easy to plan and structure your own time. 
What is your best UF memory? 🌎
-The kick-off at my summerhouse was unforgettable! To hangout with the fantastic board in the sun, swimming, playing games and having a sittning while singing/screaming UF-songs was the best possible way to kick off an amazing year together. But also the "regular" days hanging out in Uffice are all great memories! 
What are three words of advice you would give your successor?🌎
-Enjoy this time!!
Today, we would like to introduce you to our ambit Today, we would like to introduce you to our ambitious and charming Head of Careers Gizem Tücüncü! Remember that applications for the UF Board of 2020/21 are open.  Describe your post in one sentence! 🌎
-Building a bridge between the student life and the job market! 
What has been your favorite thing about your post? 🌎
-The group is relatively new and has enabled me to carry out my visions. So, if you are a creative person who likes to change and improve, you will love this group! The most amazing thing has been to create a project from scratch: Utrikespolitiska Akademien (The Academy of Foreign Affairs) together with my fantastic group. 
What is your best UF memory? 🌎
-My favorite memory is our board´s kick-off during late summer in a countryside cabin. It was a cosy weekend with lots of activities where we got to know each other. We swam in a lake, played musical chairs and ended the weekend with a fantastic gasque! 
What are three words of advice you would give your successor?🌎
-Just do it!
Today, we would like to introduce you to our wonde Today, we would like to introduce you to our wonderful and always cheerful Vice President Embla Holmgren! Remember that applications for the UF Board of 2020/21 are open 🌎  Describe your post in one sentence! 🌎
-As vice president, you are a link between different parts of the association, the role includes both administrative work as well as social responsibilities! 
What has been your favorite thing about your post? 🌎
-Everything that you learn about organisatory work, and being able to affect the general direction of the association! 
What is your best UF memory? 🌎
-It is so hard to choose, but I have honestly really enjoyed the gasques. Talking with different people, singing the UF songs and dancing! 
What are three words of advice you would give your successor?🌎
-Think about what you want to do with your post, you have a lot of possibilities to improve and change things. Try to be aware of the wellbeing of people in the board, trustees and active members to avoid stress and make sure we can help each other. Remember to enjoy, time passes so fast!
Today, we would like to introduce you to our whole Today, we would like to introduce you to our wholehearted and structured Head of Debate Sofia Hjerpe! Remember that applications for the UF Board of 2020/21 are open 🌎  Describe your post in one sentence! 🌎
- A good time with a nice group of people and a great opportunity to learn how to argue! (respectfully)  What has been your favorite thing about your post? 🌎
- Meeting new people! I really like the fact that our club has turned out to be such a welcoming and wholesome group. But also seeing everyone’s skills develop as the semester has progressed and seeing everyone becoming better debaters from day to day. It’s been amazing.  What is your best UF memory? 🌎
- So this was before I took over the post (I’ve been head of debate since January when I got the chance to take over the position from Hugh, who had to go back to Australia), but I remember the final of the in-house tournament this december extremely fondly. It was so cool to get to see everyone not only do really well in a debate but also really enjoy themselves while doing it. Also pizza is great. Nomnom. 
What are three words of advice you would give your successor?🌎
- Don’t be nervous about giving workshops (no one is judging you and everyone is just there to learn), debate doesn’t have to be dead serious so pick fun topics, and most of all: be welcoming and make sure to have fun!  Don't forget that Sofia will be holding an online practice tonight at 18! Make sure to join the Debate Club's Facebook group, where the zoom link will be posted later on.
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