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I didn’t know what to expect when Iryna showed up at the office with an interesting new haircut and pitched the idea of a group of kids writing for the Grapevine. As a mom of two amazing kids, I know just how creative younger humans can be — it’s unfortunately a trait that’s dulled in some of us as we transition into adulthood and are fooled into believing we’ve outgrown fun and play and imagination.

But the ideas the Krakkaveldi kids brought to their first pitch meeting at the Grapevine weren’t just creative or fun — they were inspiring. Here was a group of 8- to 15-year-olds wanting to interview the president (page 8-9), draft a manifesto for taking over Alþingi (page 16-17), shine a spotlight on youth mental health (page 7) and learn about the prison system (page 38). Plus, interview a whole bunch of their favourite actors and singers. Ideas poured out of them that were far more deep than anything I was thinking about at their age.

It was inspiring. It is inspiring

And I hope that’s what you, dear reader, will take from this issue. If the kids of today are the leaders of tomorrow, then the world is in very good hands. It would serve us well to listen to them more now.