NY State of Mind
"The truth is that every intelligent man, as you know, dreams of being a gangster and ruling over society by force alone..." - Albert Camus, The Fall. Never has a city made me change my perspective of the world as much as New York - and all in less than a day....
Baby boys and old grannies – sittning chronicles
The first sittning of the year is always a challenge – a mixture of high expectations, pressure and lots of new members. We weren’t sure how many would want to participate, so initially we only released 60 tickets, which sold out within the first few days. Wow, we...
A mo(nu)ment in D.C
The election and D.C. haze continues! To find out more about what the UPF travel group can expect in October, I (Julia Bergström) meet up with Jake Kaplan, an international affairs student at American University in Washington, D.C. Jake left D.C. to study in Hong Kong...
A site worth viewing
UPF Lund proudly presents our new website, upflund.se! Our new website features more pictures, content, and improved user experience for visitors. Those familiar with the old webpage will note that the basic functionality is still around, although some new clever...
Approaching Washington D.C.
- … Washington? - Washington! Once Fredrik and I had been elected as Heads of the Travel Committee for this board year, our choice of destination was the first thing to discuss. Actually, it wasn’t really much of a discussion. I would like to think that we...
Annual Meeting
The annual meeting is the associations highest decision making body. The annual meeting this fall will be held on September 29th at 17.00, Eden in room 230. All members are welcomed and have the right to vote! All documents relevant to the meeting are to be...
In the firing Line
The identity and rage of Hong Kong locals ”Are you press? What are these questions for? My English is more social, so you better speak to someone else.” His English is impeccable, but I’m a foreigner and he doesn’t really understand what the Association of Foreign...
The world is yours; how will you shape it?
Hopefully better than we did. The globe costume accentuated my curves in all the wrong places. Not to mention poor Mercator, the father of modern maps, who was probably turning in his grave at the sight of his beloved creation. Chopped, screwed, mashed and mangled -...
The UPF blog – what is it all about?
We're pleased to see you found our blog! This is where you'll see more personal posts about UPF Lund and what we're actually up to. So stay updated to get to know our committees, read interviews and get a better view of the association.
Sunday 10th
The last day started as all the other days during ourstay at Hostel Beirut - with delicious zataar (a lebanese breakfast pizza) on the terrace. it shrinking when it turned out our taxi driver, Soul, had a daughter who worked as a teacher in Borås. Soul...