After months of preparation, finally the day arrived where the different groups set off to their various Internship locations. Mostly filled with excitement and some healthy nerves, the Yippies left Ytterjärna behind to embark on their adventure. Right after the Yippies flew off, the birds decided to fly back south, escaping the late layer of snow that made it difficult …
Spark to Flame
Dear Friends of YIP, The Yippies have flown off to their internships and here in Ytterjärna the skylark and crane have returned. The sun is getting warmer and warmer, the days longer and the last layer of snow has yet again melted. In short, spring is around the corner! During the last month the Yippies worked very hard to create …
Community and Collaboration
Dear Friends of YIP, Welcome to this first newsletter of 2023! We wish you a happy and mindful year ahead <3 During the winter break, some Yippies enjoyed the peace and quiet of an empty Tallevana, while others traveled with buses, planes and trains to visit friends and family. Luckily, the Yippies safely arrived back on Campus, ready for the …
Midwinter Messages
Dear Friends of YIP, I’m writing this overlooking the white fields and fairy tale-like frosty trees. December has been a very dark and cold month. A full, rainy week went by in which the sun did not show himself a single time. Icy winds blew through Järna that made you never want to leave the house again. But it has …
Moving Inwards
Dear Friends of YIP, As November comes to an end and the days are getting even shorter, it feels like winter is finally here. Last week the first snow fell and within just one day the green Ytterjärna landscape was transformed into a white winter wonderland. Luckily the snow fell on a Saturday and we could spend the rest of …
Wrapping up the Global Realities
Dear Friends of YIP, The trees are coloured in all different shades of yellow, brown and red, and some have already lost their leaves. A swim in the fjord is being reduced to a hesitant dip in the cold water and more and more often we find the ground frozen when we wake. The days are getting shorter, the stars …
Start of the YIP Journey
Dear Friends of YIP, We hope this newsletter finds you well. The Yippies who we were so eager to meet, arrived together with the long-awaited rain. We received both with open arms. Ytterjärna is becoming home to 37 new Yippies. Apart from the course activities, this first month was filled with many dips in the fjord, lots of apple picking …
Wrapping up the year
Dear Friends of YIP, It is that time of year again. Ten dynamic months have flown by, and the people who arrived at the end of August as strangers are leaving each other as family. Hugs were given, tears were shed, stories were told, and laughter was spread. Experiences of all kinds took place throughout the year, and the transformation …
Self-Organised Time
Dear Friends of YIP, Greetings from Ytterjärna in full bloom! As midsummer approaches, we at YIP are entering our final week of YIP14. So much has happened since the yippies returned from their learning placements, including six days of canoeing through Swedish nature together before we wrap up the year (more on this in the upcoming newsletter). This newsletter will …
Learning Placements
Dear Friends of YIP, I hope this newsletter finds you well wherever and whenever this meets you. After wrapping up the Lighthouse Festival, where each yippie received a rose, signifying where someone saw them shine throughout the initiative festival process, the community and collaboration module came to a close, and a new chapter began. Around mid-March, the yippies left their …