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  Ebru McCallum, Turkey, GYV staff & participant, college professor says
  “I learned creative ways of helping young people work as a team, explore issues regarding their immediate society and the global society, which all came in handy in my college teaching experience. By my GYV experience and by observing how it is created, I have become more able to create such a classroom environment myself and other teachers have also taken ideas and activities from me, which made a positive contribution to the school.
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  Dan Brown, Maryland, U.S., participant & staff; high school English teacher says
  “I love everything about Legacy's Global Youth Village. I love the food, that I sleep soundly, meeting new people, seeing old friends. The exchange and interaction among the staff and the participants is one of the best parts. Learning about other cultures, life styles, perspectives, personal experiences; just sharing with people and embracing common values like tolerance and understanding, all these things are part of the experience. I’ve learned that humanity is even more beautiful than I once thought that there are similarities and aspects that are common to all of us, yet the wondrous diversity of the world allows for so much variety of exchange and learning. I’d say the most beautiful thing to witness at Legacy is to see how the participants grow in just three weeks; to see the friendships form, problems arise and be solved; to see the change in how a young person perceives his or herself. It’s easy for me to recognize because of my own experience as a participant in 1997.”