Welcome to the Global Platform!
There are many Global Platforms all over the world, but ours is here in Yangon, Myanmar.
When you enter the Platform you immediately feel at home. The dining hall, which is the first room you enter, and also the place to gather, is bright with colors and inspiring because of the motivational art on the wall.This is the place where we eat, discuss and have a nice cup of coffee over a card game. Going up the stairs you will find several dorm rooms and on the top floor a beautiful balcony.
Since the platform is a place where people come and go, it is always full of life, and sometimes really crowded ;). Everybody in the platform is equal, meaning that we don't distinguish between staff, trainers and students. We are all together.
Everybody once in a while needs personal space to breathe and reflect on the many impressions. This there is also room for!
Compromise is a big part of living at the Global Platform. You have to pay respect to cultural, religious and social differences which appears in the daily life. It can be difficult to understand others way of living, but also important in order to make the daily life succeed. It is important to remember that you need to pay your respects to the differences, but also be true to your own values. You should compromise but not change.
With that said, you learn a lot about your own culture by being confronted with something that is totally different. This is something you will bring with your home from the Global Platform.
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