Day 2 – picking fruit and visiting a local mosque
Our second day here in Kigali has been calm and spontaneos. We started of by searching for wi-fi, since our hostels was down at the moment. We've realised that dealing without internet is more difficult than we first would have believed, so after accidentally ending...
Day 1 – The Kigali Memorial Centre and exploring the city with motorcycle taxis
Hi dear readers This morning we woke up to the beautiful sunny hills of Kigali. Over a tasty breakfast of scrambeled eggs the travel committee met again for the first time since we left Sweden. Our hostel is a cute house with a traditional African touch and a large...
Day 6 March 31st (UKAM, GPOT & lecture at the Swedish Research Institute)
Day six started with hardships trying to find the first study visit of the day: the International Cultural Research Center (UKAM). Eventually we found the center, thanks to a man who walked us through the highway for about 30 minutes and very corteously wanted no sort...
Day 5 March 30th (Consulate General of Sweden & Swedish Research Institute)
We're standing on Istiklal Street, the main street of the Beyoğlu municipality. Although it's just before 11 am, the sun is heating up well over the usual Lund Spring temperature and forces us to remove our jackets and sweaters. Around 2 million people cross Istiklal...
Day 4 (29th of March) – The Asian side
Hey! Today we all traveled to the Asian side together Ali. We started the journey with a vary late "breakfast" at around two a clock and there are few times in my life that i have eaten so much food. Me and a few others ordered a full Turkish breakfast with enormous...
Day 3 (28th of March) – Sightseeing de luxe
Hi everyone! So for our third day we did some proper sightseeing after sleeping in! We met up with former UPF Secretary Ali who was here for the weekend and he showed us around. We started of with a trip to the Blue Mosque, which was very beautiful, and Ali was a...
Day 2 (March 27th) – Woman’s and LGBT rights groups
Hey! Today we had two meetings, one with Women for Women’s Human Rights and the other with the LGBT rights organization SPOD. The first meeting was with Women for Women’s Human Rights, which started from 10am. It was a very nice and interesting meeting. The...
Day 1 (March 26th) – Arriving in Istanbul
Hello everyone! Today most of our travel group arrived in Istanbul. Due to the number of people we arrived at different times, some came here one day earlier and had already had time to visit the blue mosque and aya sofia by the time that we arrived plus some other...
Nuclear weapons
Nuclear weapons are the most devastating armament on the planet. Learn more in todays show where we talk about the situation of nuclear weapons in the world, humanitairian consequences of atomic bombs and what is done in order to prevent future nuclear disasters....
Wednesday, day 13 – West Zone Cultural Center and some sightseeing
We had our last meeting with West Zone Cultural Center during the morning. Unlike previous meetings this one was mainly focused on West Indian culture, traditions, arts and entertainment. The meeting later evolved into a conversation about both India and Sweden where...