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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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  Diana Lupsic, Croatia, university professor, youth mentor, and education coordinator says
  “Every once in a while I try to remind myself of the experience at GYV, and every time I find new things I appreciate. This time it is the fact that the program encourages each participant and staff member to develop to their full potential. I learned that words are as powerful as deeds, and a word of encouragement or praise can dramatically raise a person’s self esteem.
  As an international, the whole GYV experience is challenging: another continent, another culture, a mixture of customs, different social settings and value systems. A special challenge is to be one’s self, but at the same time to adjust to one’s co-workers who all have different working habits and ways of handling everyday duties. The very decision to apply was a challenge that I’m very happy I experienced.”