In 2016, a colorful group of YFU pioneers from Spain, Germany, China, Mexico and the United States put on their hiking boots and walked the final 100 km of the Camino de Santiago (Way of Saint James) in Northern Spain. The “Camino de YFU” was such a big success with the participants – YFU alumni, host parents, volunteers and staff – that we immediately decided to organize it again in 2017.

On behalf of YFU Spain and YFU Germany, I am very happy to announce El Camino de YFU 2017! Please find attached a PDF file containing the most important information. On our websitehttps://www.yfu.de/weitere-programme/bildungsreisen/jakobsweg interested YFU individuals can find the detailed information including the link to the online registration form. We received a lot of interest for this event last year, so we are sure there are many more people in your national YFU networks who would like to join and experience the extraordinary YFU spirit that we share, no matter which country we are from. For a taste of what last year’s participants experienced, please see the attached document “Humans of El Camino de YFU 2016”.

In short:

What: Study Tour “Camino de YFU”

Where: Northern Spain, last 100 km of the Way of St. James / Camino de Santiago

When: September 30 – October 7, 2017

Who: YFU individuals from around the globe

How much: 650 € excluding international flight to/from Santiago de Compostela airport

Responsible: YFU Spain and YFU Germany

There is an additional Study Tour opportunity that might be of interest for your YFU communities: YFU Germany invites international YFU individuals to our first encounter with Israel and Palestine. A 10-day Study Tour in September 2017 focusing on “Perspectives of Youth in Israel and Palestine” takes us to Israel and the Westbank, meeting NGOs that support the local youth, government institutions, activists and students. For detailed information please see the attached PDF file. YFU Study Tour Camino de YFU_Tour Description  Humans of El Camino de YFU 2016