{"id":23649,"date":"2020-01-21T20:30:11","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T18:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wlcu.world\/ng\/?p=23649"},"modified":"2020-02-15T20:38:12","modified_gmt":"2020-02-15T18:38:12","slug":"lebolution-testimonials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wlcu.world\/ng\/23649\/","title":{"rendered":"LEBolution Testimonials"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve told you LEBolution is a great program, thought you might like to see what our participants had to say for themselves!<\/p>\n

Ya mencionamos que LEBolution es un gran programa, pensamos que te gustar\u00eda leer lo que nuestros participantes tienen que decir!<\/em><\/p>\n

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LEB2019 – Yusif Kahwaji (25), Mexico City, Mexico<\/strong><\/p>\n

My grandfather once told me I should have a house everywhere in the world, how ambitious! I thought. It is thanks to LEBolution that I understood what he meant with that quote. Having spent those ten magnificent days with two hundred Lebanese youth descendants like me, made me realize that I am part of a big community around the world that shares the same education and values. This feeling of belonging reinforced my personality and gave clearance to my life goals. If you read this and have not lived this experience yet don\u2019t think it twice, and remember: baiti baitak<\/em>.<\/p>\n

(Mi abuelo una vez me dijo que deber\u00eda tener una casa cada rinc\u00f3n el mundo. “\u00a1Qu\u00e9 ambicioso!”, pens\u00e9. Es gracias a LEBolution que entend\u00ed lo que quer\u00eda decir con esa frase. Despu\u00e9s de pasar esos diez d\u00edas magn\u00edficos con doscientos j\u00f3venes descendientes libaneses como yo, me di cuenta de que soy parte de una gran comunidad en todo el mundo que comparte la misma educaci\u00f3n y valores. Este sentimiento de pertenencia reforz\u00f3 mi personalidad y dio lugar a los objetivos de mi vida. Si lees esto y a\u00fan no has vivido esta experiencia, no lo pienses dos veces y recuerda: <\/em>baiti baitak.<\/em>)<\/p>\n

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LEB2019 – Quinn St. Pierre (20), Ottawa, Canada<\/strong><\/p>\n

Going to Lebanon with Lebolution was the best decision I ever made. This was a country I spent my whole life hearing about. It\u2019s where my family is from and it has always been a part of me. I learned so much about myself and this country and its people who treated me like family. I really grew and strengthened myself. I can\u2019t quite explain it but going to Lebanon was exactly what I needed. I will always be grateful to the WLCU Youth for the amazing experience and I can\u2019t wait to go to Lebanon again!<\/p>\n

(Ir al L\u00edbano con Lebolution fue la mejor decisi\u00f3n que tom\u00e9. Era un pa\u00eds del que pas\u00e9 toda mi vida escuchando. Es de donde es mi familia y siempre ha sido parte de m\u00ed. En este viaje aprend\u00ed mucho sobre m\u00ed, este pa\u00eds y su gente que me trat\u00f3 como familia. Realmente crec\u00ed y me fortalec\u00ed. No puedo explicarlo, pero ir al L\u00edbano era exactamente lo que necesitaba. \u00a1Siempre estar\u00e9 agradecido con WLCU Youth por la incre\u00edble experiencia y no puedo esperar para volver al L\u00edbano!<\/em>)<\/p>\n

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LEB2019 – Valentina Aouad Mattar (20), S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil<\/strong><\/p>\n

Participar da LEBolution 2019, com certeza, foi uma das experi\u00eancias mais marcantes da minha vida. Tive a oportunidade de conhecer e conviver com pessoas de diferentes nacionalidades e compartilhar um mesmo sentimento: o amor \u00e0s nossas origens, ou seja, ao L\u00edbano. Um pa\u00eds milenar, rico em cultura, tradi\u00e7\u00f5es, hist\u00f3ria, pontos tur\u00edsticos e gastronomia. Que venha a pr\u00f3xima edi\u00e7\u00e3o, em 2021!<\/p>\n

(Participating in LEBolution 2019, for sure, was one of the most remarkable experiences of my life. I had the opportunity to meet and live with people of different nationalities and share the same feeling: love for our origins, that is, for Lebanon. An ancient country, rich in culture, traditions, history, sights and gastronomy. Bring on the next edition in 2021!<\/em><\/p>\n

Participar en LEBolution 2019, sin duda, fue una de las experiencias m\u00e1s marcantes de mi vida. Tuve la oportunidad de conocer y vivir con personas de diferentes nacionalidades y compartir el mismo sentimiento: amor por nuestros or\u00edgenes, es decir, por el L\u00edbano. Un pa\u00eds antiguo, rico en cultura, tradiciones, historia, lugares de inter\u00e9s y gastronom\u00eda. \u00a1Que venga la pr\u00f3xima edici\u00f3n en 2021!<\/em>)<\/p>\n

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LEB2019 – Ramy El Hoss (28), Paris, France<\/strong><\/p>\n

LEBolution 2019 was a unique occasion to meet people who, like me, had Lebanese blood and wanted to come back to the land of their ancestors. Although I had several times before to Beirut to see my grandparents, uncles, cousins and other relatives, I wanted to visit Lebanon in another way: I did it by making close relationships with new friends from all around the world, spending our days on the sea shore, villages, mountains, cedars and even in a military base. I really appreciate this \u201clearn with fun\u201d concept: we were learning new things during the day and dancing dabke at night! I strongly recommend this memorable trip around Lebanon not only for those who have never been there before but also for those who wants to live an unforgettable adventure around this beautiful country.<\/p>\n

(LEBolution 2019 fue una ocasi\u00f3n \u00fanica para conocer gente que, como yo, ten\u00eda sangre libanesa y quer\u00eda conocer la tierra de sus antepasados. Aunque hab\u00eda visitado Beirut varias veces antes para ver a mis abuelos, t\u00edos, primos y otros familiares, quer\u00eda visitar L\u00edbano de otra manera: lo hice estableciendo amistades cercanas con nuevos amigos de todo el mundo, pasando nuestros d\u00edas en el orilla del mar, en los pueblos, las monta\u00f1as, cedros e incluso en una base militar. Realmente aprecio este concepto de “aprender con diversi\u00f3n”, \u00a1est\u00e1bamos aprendiendo cosas nuevas durante el d\u00eda y bailando dabke por la noche! Recomiendo este memorable viaje por el L\u00edbano no solo para aquellos que nunca antes han estado all\u00ed, sino tambi\u00e9n para aquellos que desean vivir una aventura inolvidable en este hermoso pa\u00eds.<\/em>)<\/p>\n

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LEB2017 – Yanin Kalil (25), Bogota, Colombia<\/strong><\/p>\n

LEBolution simply changed my life. It taught me that a part of my heart belongs to Lebanon. It brought me together with my roots, with the land that saw my ancestors born and with the people who today, I can call family. Leaving is never easy, but LEBolution gave me an eternal love for Lebanon that pushes me to work hard with the WLCUY so that more people get the chance to experience what I did and fall as deeply in love with Lebanon as I have.<\/p>\n

(LEBolution simplemente cambi\u00f3 mi vida. Me ense\u00f1\u00f3 que una parte de mi coraz\u00f3n pertenece al L\u00edbano. Me uni\u00f3 con mis ra\u00edces, con la tierra que vio nacer a mis antepasados y con las personas que hoy puedo llamar familia. Irme nunca es f\u00e1cil, pero LEBolution me dio un amor eterno por L\u00edbano que me empuja a trabajar duro con WLCU Youth para que m\u00e1s personas tengan la oportunidad de experimentar lo que hice y enamorarse tanto de L\u00edbano como yo.<\/em>)<\/p>\n

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LEB2017 – Mary Saliba (21), Copenhaguen, Denmark<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lebolution for me was a dream trip. Despite my occasional visits to Lebanon before, I have never seen its beauty and full potential as I did with Lebolution. The program is so much more than just a tour around Lebanon – it is a reconnection to our roots and the best possibility to get to know the rest of the Lebanese diaspora over one thing we all have in common: our love to Lebanon.<\/p>\n

(Lebolution para m\u00ed fue un viaje de ensue\u00f1o. A pesar de mis visitas ocasionales al L\u00edbano antes, nunca hab\u00eda visto su belleza y potencial completo como lo hice con Lebolution. El programa es mucho m\u00e1s que un simple recorrido por el L\u00edbano, es una reconexi\u00f3n con nuestras ra\u00edces y la mejor posibilidad de conocer a la di\u00e1spora libanesa para compartir una cosa que todos tenemos en com\u00fan: nuestro amor por el L\u00edbano.<\/em>)<\/p>\n

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LEB2017 – Mark Bsaibes (26), San Diego, California<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lebolution speaks to our unique identity as Lebanese. It has only invigorated me to find more connections with Lebanese young adults in hopes of having them also partake in a truly global effort to bring us all together under the Lebanese identity. Hence I started a WLCU chapter in San Diego, California!<\/p>\n

(Lebolution habla de nuestra identidad \u00fanica como libaneses. Me ha motivado a encontrar m\u00e1s conexiones con j\u00f3venes adultos libaneses con la esperanza de que tambi\u00e9n participen en un esfuerzo verdaderamente global para unirnos a todos bajo la identidad libanesa. \u00a1Por eso comenc\u00e9 un cap\u00edtulo de la WLCU en San Diego, California!<\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We’ve told you LEBolution is a great program, thought you might like to see what our participants had to say for themselves! Ya mencionamos que LEBolution es un gran programa, pensamos que te gustar\u00eda leer lo que nuestros participantes tienen que decir! LEB2019 – Yusif Kahwaji (25), Mexico City, Mexico My grandfather once told me …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":23370,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1053,985],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lebolution","category-wlcu-world"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wlcu.world\/ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Day-2.1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wlcu.world\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23649","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wlcu.world\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wlcu.world\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wlcu.world\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/33"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wlcu.world\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23649"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/wlcu.world\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23649\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23663,"href":"https:\/\/wlcu.world\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23649\/revisions\/23663"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wlcu.world\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wlcu.world\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wlcu.world\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wlcu.world\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}