Last but not least, Friday, the final day of our study trip in NYC! The schedule today offers two very interesting meetings including the US mission to the UN and the International Refugee Assistance Project (IRAP). At the US mission to the UN we… Read More »Meeting with the US mission to the UN and IRAP! Friday 30th
We kicked off our day with a meeting at the Commission on Human Rights. The Commission is the city’s agency to enforce the NYC Human Rights Law – the city’s own civil rights law, and one of the most comprehensive in the United States.… Read More »Human rights in NYC and the EU representation to the UN! Thursday 29th
We started off quite early on Tuesday morning. Our first appointment was at the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce where we met Anna Throne-Holst. You might know her from “Sommar i P1” this summer where she hosted and talked about her earlier career. She’s been… Read More »Swedish presence in New York, meeting with BAR-association and the special representative from the World Bank to the UN! Tuesday 27th
We started our day at the Swedish mission to the UN. It is situated in 1 Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, which happened to be in the building right across the street from our hostel. We were warmly welcomed by Inga-Lena Bengtsson, who had been working… Read More »The Swedish mission and a tour of the UN headquarters! Monday 26th
Saturday morning lots of us went for bagels, my personal favourite was an everything bagel with scallion cream cheese. After a week in New York you learn how to order, in the beginning you spend your time looking at what everybody else is eating… Read More »The first meeting of the trip & NY Jets vs. New England Patriots! Saturday 24th – Sunday 25th of November
After an amazing thanksgiving, with amazing food and company we woke up on Friday in Colette’s parents’ house, in Long Island. We got breakfast served again from her wonderful… Read More »First impressions of New York! Friday 23rd of November
On a crisp fall morning in Merrick—the cozy Long Island suburb that committee member, Colette Heefner, calls home—I, like many other travel committee members, woke up in an inexplicably excited daze. After a whirlwind day of trudging over-packed luggage across the globe, we finally… Read More »Thanksgiving: UPF Travel committee gives thanks! Thursday 22nd of November
“Where has the Sun gone?” It remains a question that has baffled not only exchange students but Swedes alike every single year. But that question has never been asked in the city that never sleeps with the hussle and bussle of the bright lights… Read More »The Swedish invasion of the stock exchange! Wednesday 28th