We knew it was going to be fun but we could not have imagined food as amazing or company so great!
Two very weary travellers got off the 6am plane to the waiting arms of Jenny – 3 years had changed nothing! And this first meeting set the tone for the rest of our stay.
We welcome Gustaf as new president for SWYAA-SE and deeply thank Jenny for her excellent work the last couple of years. Read the minutes of the annual general meeting (in Swedish)
The Japanese embassy is arranging a movie weekend february 13th-15th. It’s for free and you are welcome.
Annelie Gustavsson will be advisor for the course discussion group ”education”: “Tell me, and I’ll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I’ll understand.” This proverb illustrates a core concept in education, namely the importance of involving the learner. In this course, the learner will be encouraged to participate actively in …
Education; symbiosis between individuals and societies Läs mer »
Fleet foxes, Okkervil river, Iron & wine, Neil Young, Grinderman, Sigur rós, N*E*R*D, Patrik V, Filip and Gustaf.
Last couple of weeks have been a busy time for social Swedish exPY:s. In one week Jenny, Gustaf and Wiktor were welcoming Sara back two times, before sadly saying good bye to the busy girl from Södertälje, now working for Council of Europe in Lisbon, Portugal. Knowing that the weather in Gothenburg would be nice …
Jenny Jonstoij participated in the Post Program Activities Promotion Program in Tokyo. Read the minutes here.
It was a wonderful experience to participate in SWY! I have been working in different countries before and I was so pleased to meet so many nice and interesting people from all around the world. Before my participation I was studying political science and languages and I had been working with different projects financed by …
A report and greetings to everyone from Ulrika Johansson, SWY 18 (2006), G-group. Läs mer »
As a relatively young member of the SWYAA family (SWYAA-SE was established in May 2006) our emphasis during 2007 was to further develop our domestic and international networks. Through widening and deepening our contacts with other AAs and ExPYs we aim to play a more active role in the extensive SWY network. In 2007 we …
Nerikes Allehanda, 8th of January, 2006. Part I (pdf), Part II (pdf), Part III (pdf), Part IV (pdf) Smålandsposten, Smålandsposten 25th of March, 2006.
I participated 1999 in the SWY11 because it was a great opportunity and because I LOVE the world! It was an amazing experience and what I have found even more amazing is that it has extended more than I thought. Last october 2007 I visited Sweden with my husband Arturo and contacted other ex-PY. Fredrik …
After coming back from the reunion trip, Gustaf settled down in Sweden again. For two months. Then the active young man from the picturesque city of Örebro went to Belarus, ”the last dictatorship in Europe”, to participate in a ”culture programme”. A month later Gustaf went to another post-Soviet country – beautiful Lithuania. Once again …
Swedish exPY Gustaf Rindler, SWY18, couldn’t wait more than seven months after disembarking Nippon Maru to see lovely participants from the ship again. In the beginning of november he started his 2,5 months trip in Tokyo, Japan, where he stayed with JPY:s from SWY18. After a couple of days in the metropol with Hiroyoku ’Baru’ …
Now it’s official since the 6th of May SWYAA-SE (Sweden) is up and running. During a hectic spring weekend in Stockholm our first meeting was held. We discussed the charter of the association and our future tasks within the extensive network that is SWYAA. Of course Sweden’s part taking in SWY18 was a well needed …
Soon after SWY18 we got an, for some of us, unexpected visit by Barbara Diniz from Brazil, aka ”The umbrella dancing queen”. I must say that I was more than a little surprised when she all of a sudden turned up at a party in Gothenburg! It is great to know that most of us …
