Ra’ed Abu Yassen, Jordan

I definitely think that connecting cultures promotes understanding between young people. I have learned a lot because I have been forced to interact with people from cultures and religions whom I would not have the opportunity to meet normally. It removes distractions and prompts different people to sit down and talk about themselves.

Sean Cowell – Britain

It’s incredibly effective. By bringing people together on a physical challenge we undergo the same experiences which have given us a common task to communicate about. Much understanding of other cultures is an understanding to daily life and this can only be achieved if you briefly share daily life together.

Simeon Koole – Britain

The fact that 18 people became a big happy ‘family’ in less than 5 days is amazing.

Waleed Gadri – Saudi Arabia

Connecting Cultures is an excellent way of promoting communication and understanding between cultures because it allows you to gain in depth knowledge and understanding and also gives a lot of time to understand any misconceptions of other cultures. Going out into the wilderness is an effective way to make us communicate as there are no distractions or anything to influence individual views, such as the media.

Zaeem Ansari – Pakistan

In connecting cultures each person gets get to know other people not from the same country which leads to friendships and to improve the ideas and to erase the bad ideas between those people.

Imad khalfan khamees al-hilali, Oman

A ‘chat’ on the internet is remote and distant. There is no way it can compare to living and working with someone in a difficult environment where bonds you build are so strong and genuine.

James Danvers, Great Britain

The effect of meeting face to face has a positive effect to transfer the culture in the right way so you can feel the honesty between the people not like the internet which gives you the incorrect picture about the cultures sometimes it’s clear but sometimes it’s not. You get to know the person and his habits and attitude in a honest way not like the internet because sometimes the internet gives you wrong information and superficial.