By Tekle Makashvili and Salome Berdzenishvili “PEOPLE’S RIVER will never stop flowing, flowing from the country’s heart,” reads the long fabric banner on the streets, protesting the Russian regime in Tbilisi, Georgia. The country, situated in the Caucasus, has been independent for more than thirty turbulent years since the collapse…
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The UF Uppsala Travel Group, together with UPF Växjö, visited Oslo and its surroundings in May 2024. They provided Uttryck with some insights from their weekend. WE ARRIVED in Oslo at noon on Friday, ready to explore the city. After we checked in to our hostel, we went to visit…
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The UF Travel Group visited Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan in April 2024. They provided Uttryck with the journal of their adventures. AFTER A LONG DAY of travelling and a night spent on the aeroplane, we arrived in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. As many of us were tired, we decided to…
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By Emma Hansson “ART IS NOT SUPPOSED to change the world, to change practical things, but to change perceptions. Art can change the way we see the world”. This is how the french artist JR gave grounds for his illegal street art exhibitions, such as his 2007 Face2Face project on…
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By Laura Andrea de Alba It’s around eight o’clock in the evening. I’m at a student party and as people arrive at the dorm, the time for small talk and introductions begins. The “Where are you from?” question comes up eventually, not long after I pronounce a word in English…
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By Viktor Hellblom “THE PENGUINS are so lazy so the zoo makes them walk in a parade in the autumn and winter time”. I was listening to our guide giving us a tour of the penguins at a zoo near the Japanese coastal city of Otaru, while showing panorama views…
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Radio UF produced many interesting episodes during the last semester, which are all available on the "Radio UF" section of our website. Here are three important highlights from the autumn.…
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By Eric Axner-Norrman THERE IS NO COUNTRY in the world like Costa Rica. In the case of this small Central American nation, the uniqueness is in fact striking. With a size of a little more than 50,000 km² and a predominantly Spanish-speaking population of a bit more than 5 million…
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The UF Travel Group here provides a summary of their last journey in the Mediterranean, in Autumn 2023. They were also interviewed on Radio UF for the episode “Anecdotes from the Mediterranean,” that you can listen here. DURING THE AUTUMN the travel group traveled to Cyprus and Athens. On Cyprus…
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By Carl Sjölin Fagerlind Architecture is the most important art form. This assertion will surely make many readers either fume or squirm, but if one values art by its impact on the human mind and ability to convey its message, how could any other expression compare to the constructions that…
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