Karlstad Youth Council

It´s In the Air

2010-05-26T13:57:00.000-07:00

I have no pictures to show you guys but wow, Karlstad is beautiful when spring turns into summer! I can feel it the whole body, SUMMER IS ALMOST HERE! And together with the summer comes the World Summit. Time to prepare for a fantastic week.

I thought I might tell you a bit about my plans for the summer. I guess they are quite the same for most swedish teens.
Most teenagers in Sweden work part of the summer or sometimes the whole summer. I will not work as much as usual this year but 4 weeks of my precious summer holidays are reserved for money makeing.
These money will however not stay in my pockets for such a long time since it´s very popular in Sweden to visit different music festivals. This year you´ll be finding me at three different festivals. The Peace and Love festival, who last year brought together almost 40 000 visitors will hopefully grow even bigger this year. It offers acts such as Jay-Z, Patti Smith, Lily Allen, The Kooks, Julian Casablancas, Robyn and a bunch of other great bands and singers. I will also visit two other festivals to see bands such as Babyshambles, Regina Spektor and N*E*R*D.

When all this is over I will have a couple of weeks to take a breather and enjoy the beautiful archipelago of Karlstad. I will go out fishing, hopefully learn wakeboarding, and hang out with my friends in the sun.

If you have anything interesting to tell us about your summer you are very welcome to do that in a comment

Love / Fanny, KYC

Going abroad

2010-05-25T13:43:00.000-07:00

Ready for Alanya, Turkey!

Tomorrow is the day we've all been waiting for, me and my friends anyway.

I'm done with school, had my final exam today and now is the time to celebrate.

I've never been this organized when packing.

It's amazing.

Well, readers from Turkey, come visit me at "Hotel Park Alanya".

/Maja, KYC

The "Viewfestival"

2010-03-24T12:53:00.000-07:00

I saw the picture that Fanny had uploaded on me and Amanda, so I looked through the many files of pictures that I have on my computer and I suddenly came across this picture of Fanny! it was taken last year at spring when I, Fanny, Kristin and some others went to the Urix - "Viewfestival"

and i think that the picture is pretty awesoome!

I might put up some more picture from Urix later ;)

Lots of love! / Arda, KYC

Late Night Study Session

2010-03-23T17:26:00.000-07:00

The clock is soon half past one, and I´m taking a break from my history studies. In the middle of the troyan war my eyes and fingers gravitated towards the computer and suddenly I found myself surfing around at Facebook and different blogs. Yeah..It´s gonna be a long night..

A good thing however is that I found a very nice picture of Arda from KYC and his friend Amanda

Check out this handsome guy..!

Peace / Fanny KYC

Walk on water... Or drive.

2010-03-20T04:27:00.000-07:00

Me, my Mum and Dad took the car over the frozen lake Vänern to get to our summerhouse located at an island. It was a very nice day, maybe one of the last real winterdays. Because I´m telling you, the snow is melting to big pools of water in the streets and the birds are singing louder every morning, the spring is on its way!!!

Here are some pictures from this day - Enjoy

I took a walk on the ice and here are my view over the lake. In the background; my Dad by the car. He is measuring the ice to see if it´s thick enough before he drives the last 100 meters to the island

/ Fanny, KYC

My day, yesterday...

2010-03-14T08:12:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

I was going to tell you about what I do in my spare time by telling you about yesterday.

First I woke up too early for a Saturday to get to a little ski slope where I work as a ski instructor a few nights a week. Yesterday we had the season-finale in which all groups can showcase what they have learned this season. My class, which I am a teacher for is between the ages of 5-10, was really good so all was rewarded with a medal.

Some of the audience

Two girls in my group. Which were really happy for their medals!

From the top

Me at the skiclub

After the whole morning on the slopes in the hot sun, we drove back home just to change to normal clothes. And than we took off to a concert at our school with a famous Swedish singer, Helen Sjöholm. It was my grandfather's Christmas present and he was overjoyed and he really loved the concert. I thought it was okay. The average age at concerts was probably 50+ and they played alot of "old music", so many songs I'd never heard before.

At theend of the day I was at a friend with about ten other and we looked at Sweden's largest television pograma. It's called 'Melodifestivalen' and it's a really big music competition where the winner goes to the Eurovision song contest, which this year is in Norway! Although not the song that I like the most won the evening was awesome!

(This is the song that won, if you want to hear http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Zg68EZ7aAU&feature=related)

That's one of my Saturdays!

//Kajsa

Young at heart

2010-03-10T12:52:00.000-08:00

This is Kristin (in KYC), and her friend Ia. They've been choirmasters for a choir with ladies and gentlemen with a mean age of 60. This is a school project and the choir were singing songs by popular Swedish musicians that are popular amongst youth people here.

Kristin, Ia and the choir!

Kristin.

Ia.

The photos in the background are taken by Linda Strömberg.

http://lindaastromberg.blogg.se

I think this was a very unusual and innovative idea!

And the result was so great.

/Maja, KYC

UF- meeting

2010-03-10T12:47:00.000-08:00

Today it was a big youth council meetind. Not with Karlstad youth council but with another youth council, our big youth council.

My beutiful Fanny! (In KYC)
And this is Arda, (In KYC), looking very happy!

And we always drink hot chocolate.

/Maja, KYC

Back To Reality

2010-03-09T10:49:00.000-08:00

I´m home after a wonderful week in Austria and it´s time to take care of homework and test-studies.

But first - here are some pictures from my winter break

This is me. Helmet is important...

view over the mountain tops

My brother Johannes

hope you have the chance to see such a beautiful landscape sometime in your life, it was amazing!

/ Fanny KYC

Winter break

2010-03-09T07:24:00.000-08:00

This past week we've had our winter break.

The weather has been sunny and quite warm and sometimes it feels like spring is coming.

But, we had to enjoy the snow as well!

Me and Kristin (in KYC).

Photo by: Linda Strömberg http://lindaastromberg.blogg.se

I don't know how you say it but we made a train with our sledges.

Photo: Linda Strömberg http://lindaastromberg.blogg.se

This truly was an amazing day.

/Maja, KYC

Snow cave

2010-03-08T07:32:00.000-08:00

Made a snow cave with Kristin (KYC) and our friend Matilda.

It was very cozy and we sat there for an hour or so, drinking hot chocolate.

/Maja, KYC

Hello Austria

2010-02-28T06:51:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone!! This week we are free from school and I´ll spend 6 days with my family in Austria in a village called Bad Gastein. We will hopefully get some nice days with a lot of sun and skiing.

Here are some pictures from our first day.

view from outside our hotel

My brothers Johannes and Teodor check out the village

Another view over the village with surounding mountains

Peace / Fanny, KYC

One day at Sundtagymnasiet!

2010-02-26T04:06:00.001-08:00

Helloo! I brought my camera one day at school and this is some of the pictures from that day.

This is me and my friend Ia!

My school - Sundstagymnasiet!

This is what's welcoming you when entering the building.

Beatles did their first performance outside Britain at Sundstagymnasiet in 1963, quite cool I think :)

We have a recycling prodject at our school - for example, we throw different garbage in different kind of dustbins.

This is the entrance to our library.

Computers and magazines are just a few of all the things you can find here.

This is our cafeteria, which I often visit. Daim is my favourite :)

Some of my musical friends!

Emiel, one of my classmates.

And this is me, Ia and Stina!

I mostly play the piano and sing, Stina also sings and Ia plays the flute and sings she too!

This was all from me for now! /Kristin, Karlstad Youth Council

A Day With Arda!

2010-02-24T12:23:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone! So I thought I would show you a day with me! ;)

We started the day with a Swedish class where we watched the movie "Thelma and Louise". It was really good! So if you haven't seen it, you should!

Elin and Sandra

Maja, who is also in KYC, at her locker with Elin and Frida

Some of my classmates

Amanda

Sanna, and Veronica in the back of our history class

Andréa and Fei, the twinsisters of our class

This is the school where me, Maja, Fanny and Kajsa studies!

Malin and Elin

Time to get some food, today we had swedish meatballs with potatoes.

Mårten and I

I was trying to look like Mr.Beane, did it work?

Frida

Fanny from KYC and Frida

Fanny again!

Amanda and I took the bus to the square

Amanda on the square

The Square!

On our way to mcdonalds

"mitticity" one of our malls in karlstad

Amanda at mcdonalds

The city hall, this is where KYC have most of their meetings

Me, amanda, Gustav, Niklas and Sanna went on a meeting in Forshaga, a smaller city close to Karlstad.

Thats it! I hope you found my day interesting or just found the pictures entertaining!

/Arda, KYC

Medicine Studies

2010-02-22T12:33:00.000-08:00

I try to study, but things are coming between all the time. All afternoon, when I should have been reading about the heart, blood and vains, I found myself chatting, reading blogs and playing the piano. In the middle of all this I got a phonecall over skype from a friend who´s spending the year in Madrid. And ofcourse I´ve now spent more time talking to her than studying for the test tomorrow... Well, wish me luck
Peace / Fanny

Michael Jackson - Tribute concert

2010-02-20T08:48:00.000-08:00

Today I went to this fantastic tribute show once more.

Six persons from our school, one of them my best friend Kristin (member in KYC), sings acapella throughout the whole concert and you get really touched. Even me who haven't really been that affected by Michael Jackson's death.

/Maja, KYC

Mardi Gras or Fat-tuesday

2010-02-16T13:25:00.000-08:00

The 16th of February is in Sweden the day of Mardi gras. This tradition always falls on a Tuesday and is therefore with direct translation also called “Fat-Tuesday”. This day has been celebrated a long time and nowadays it’s tradition to eat a pastry called “Semla”. As you can see in the pictures it’s a big wheat bun with whipped cream. Inside there’s marzipan and on top there’s a lot of icing sugar. The tradition is from the time when Catholics ate a lot, and very fat food right before the fast would start. We still do it and it’s kind of a big thing here, everybody eat at least one “Semla” this day, It’s a bit insane but also very good!

This is Ida with one big "Semla".

/ Maja

Monday afternoon

2010-02-15T09:30:00.000-08:00

This is where you can find me during nice summerdays.
I´m not sure I like the thought of sitting there right now though. I rather....

...join my little brother Teodor and his friend making music inside.

peace / Fanny KYC

A day in school

2010-02-15T08:58:00.000-08:00

Yeah, I thought I would upload som pictures from my side of the school. In my school (Sundsta-Älvkullegymnasiet) we have many different tracks or alignments. I'm studuying social science with an alignment on media and communication.

In this class we study the affects of media in society and how commercials really work.

After that class we went to our school restaurant.

The restaurant.

Of course, salad is important.

Today we had, chicken in currysauce with rice.

This is my hall, we're all the students studying media have their classrooms.

One classroom in this hall.

When we're in between classes there's a cafeteria where you can buy e.g. coffee,

I really enjoy that, thanks!

This is Therese, Carolin and Alice.

Another classroom.

I did some directing on our blog!

Today I also studied math and well, today everything went pretty good which made me happy, because math's not really my strong side.

So, that's it for today!

Bye / Maja

Introducing you to Maja Hyvönen

2010-02-15T08:30:00.000-08:00

Hi!

My name is Maja Hyvönen. I turn 19 this summer and I've lived in Karlstad, Sweden, my whole life. Right now I'm in high school, which is called "Sundsta-Äkvullegymnasiet". In june I'm graduating and months later my eye is set on a trip to Brazil. I study social science with an alignment on media and communication, (sam-media)I love writing, drawing and singing, I'm very fond of culture in general. Sometimes I'm ivolved in the arrangement of culture events, but what i truly enjoy is to lay back and watch a great theatre, music-gig, musical, dance or any kind of performance, or of course be a part of them. I also like reading and I watch a lot of film. I can't wait to participate in this conference! Questions, please comment below this text!

/Maja

Introducing you to Arda Eken

2010-02-15T08:26:00.000-08:00

Hi!

My name is Arda, I'm 16 years old and I started high school last fall. I study the social science program with an alignment on media, the same as Maja. I have lived in Karlstad my whole life but my parents are originally from Turkey, so I also speak fluent Turkish. On my free time I am usually spending the time by taking different classes like music, art and acting...I am also working out and training karate. But hanging out with my friends is always my favorite thing to do.

/Arda

Introducing you to Niklas Holmgård

2010-02-15T08:21:00.000-08:00

Hi!

My name is Niklas Holmgård and I am 17 years old. I'm on my second year in high school. I have been living in Karlstad in almost all my life, except my first year when I lived in the capital of Sweden, Stockholm. Much of my free time I spend with my friends. One of my biggest interest is ice-hockey, not playing but supporting, especially my favorite team Brynäs. "Brynäs" is also one of my nicknames, so keep that in mind!

/Niklas

Introducing you to Kristin Evegård

2010-02-15T08:18:00.000-08:00

Hi!

My name is Kristin Evegård, but everybody call me Kicki. I’m 18, going on 19 this summer. Karlstad is my hometown and I’ve lived here my whole life. I’m a high school student and the name of my school is “Sundstagymnasiet”. I have a huge interest in music, and not surprisingly my education has an alignment on music and is called “ESMU”. I sing, play the piano, the harmonica, a little bit guitar and ukulele. If you want to you can go visit my myspace site www.myspace.com/kristinevegard. I also like climbing, which is kind of a new interest of mine. Otherwise I like strolling around in the cozy streets of Karlstad, talking with my friends, maybe if it’s nice weather - eating an icecream and just having a nice time. I really look forward to this project and getting to know you all, or at least as many as possible!

/Kicki

Introducing you to Kajsa Jakobsson

2010-02-15T08:14:00.000-08:00

Hi!

I’m Kajsa Jakobsson and I live in Karlstad. I´m 17 years old and go to High School where I study natural science. In my freetime I play many Instruments like Guitar and Piano. I mostly play Jazz. I also love listening to music. Other stuff I do is working out and just hanging with friends. But I think my biggest interest is watching movies. That´s a little bit about me.

/Kajsa

Introducing you to Fanny Fernlöf

2010-02-15T08:11:00.000-08:00

Hi!

My name is Fanny Fernlöf, I´m 17 years old. I live in Karlstad, as I´ve done my whole life. I study natural science in High School, even though I´m more interested in humanistic studies. My biggest interest in life is music, I sing in a choir, sing during class, sing in the shower..Well, I sing always and everywhere. I also play the piano and a little bit of guitar. I´m looking forward to working with you, and to fulfil this project. We'll make the summit of 2010 the best one ever!

/Fanny

Valentine's day

2010-02-14T14:58:00.000-08:00

Thought I would spread some love with these pictures

This is Kristin, also a member in Karlstad Youth Council.

And this picture is both too cheezy and too cute.

/Maja, KYC

Love saturday at "The youth house"

2010-02-13T15:02:00.000-08:00

In Karlstad we have a house were many fun things often occur.
This evening, the evening before Valentine's day, was dedicated to love.

Rose.

A band called "Destiny Outlaw".

A band called "Repent".

Repent, again.

This is Kristin in Karlstad Yotuh Council.
She's the best, according to me.
Please visit her and listen to her music at: http://myspace.com/kristinevegard

This is JEC, reading a funny piece of poetry.

Acoustic love-songs performed by to lovely girls

Elin and Anna.

/Maja, KYC

Winter

2010-02-13T14:53:00.000-08:00

Going to check out a prom dress.

View of the hospital in Karlstad.

/Maja, KYC

Icicles

2010-02-12T14:45:00.000-08:00

We're having a "cold" time...

The schoolyard.

The angel "Cupid" was in school to deliver
roses and spread some love before Valentine's day.

/Maja, KYC

Floorball-night

2010-02-11T14:34:00.000-08:00

Many people from my school gathered in the sportshall to

watch teams from the school compete in floorball.

This is Jonna who, as my self, thought it

was important to bring coffee. I mean the competition

kept on going from 23.00 - 06.30.

This was team "Sailor Moon".

Team Dynamite, with inspiration from the movie "Napoleon Dynamite".

This was the cheerleaders for "Team Kodo".
The cheerleaders were priests and the team were dressed as nuns.

/Maja, KYC

Bicycle

2010-02-09T13:47:00.000-08:00

Yeah, in Sweden we do bike almost everywhere,

but I guess these fellas must re-consider.

/Maja, KYC

Getting started!

2010-02-09T11:57:00.000-08:00

Hello, Fanny and Maja here!

The purpose of this blog is for you to get to know Karlstad from our view.
Hopefully you'll come visit at the World Summit Media Conference come june!

And this is for our coordinator: "Be there or be square"

Peace