EDITORS’ NOTE So, here you have it. The last issue of The Perspective for the operational year of 2017/2018. We have both talked about this day as something in the far distance. Like thinking about the day you will go here, or do that, but it never happens. Now the day has come and it does not feel like we imagined it would. Not as grand as we expected. There is no orchestra playing in the background, no glimmering light to indulge us, there is just the office and some lukewarm coffee. The realization sets in; a cliché, as it might sound, it is not the ending nor the beginning that should define our experience. It is the time between stepping into the office for the first time as editors and leaving for last time, that counts.
those involved we can only say, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you. There have been many great editors before us, and surely many amazing people taking on the task after us. We have poured our hearts and souls into the past four issues. We had the pleasure to enjoy the ride for a little while. Hopefully, you did too. Our dear UPF members, our work is now finished. Here, at last, sitting in the office, comes the end of our time as editors-in-chief. We will not say do not weep, for not all tears are an evil. For one last time, enjoy your read!
Remembering the nervousness before the first committee meeting, the stress of meeting deadlines, the fourteen hour shifts finishing issues before sending them to the printers, the the frustration when choosing a team out of many, many great applicants, the privilege of working with talented and inspiring people, the joy of having engaged and committed members. The friendships made, the discussions had, the hangouts, the brunches, the pub-nights. This is what our time as editors-in-chief has given us. So, really, this is not about us, not entirely at least. We have seen engagement, energy, and time invested in this magazine greater than we could ever imagine. So, to all
Zigne Edström & Vide Wassberg Editors-in-Chief
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