Gracias por el frescor y humor que traes cada vez que hablamos. Se te hecha de menos en las sesiones. Espero que nos veamos en algun momento este term, tengo muchas ganas de unas cuantas aventuras contigo!

I am so grateful and honored that you reached out to me Zawadi! It is something i have missed within the flightschool community and it tells me a lot about the kind of person you are. It fills me with joy and I cannot wait to finally get to have a conversation with you!!

I’m truly grateful for your support, guidance, and encouragement. Your presence has inspired me to grow, step out of my comfort zone, and trust myself more. Thank you for being a source of light and wisdom in my journey.

Thank you for the light you bring to every room (both real and virtual) you step into! I appreciate your authenticity and love. Your abundent wiseness is very inspiring. ❤️

Doug, sinto que nossas almas são irmãs e que elas brincam felizes toda vez que compartilhamos o mesmo ambiente. Te amo, amigo, sua alegria é cativante e sua presença um privilégio. Obrigado por me receber em casa com tanto amor e por me fazer um pouco parte da sua família.

Thank you SO MUCH for your genuine curiosity and excitement when it comes to getting to know people, it is actually so refreshing and I am learning so many things from you <3

this gratitude goes for both Ivis and, you, Ruan. you guys have made of the first month of the year so animating and reflective for me. i couldn't be more grateful for your presence, patience and singularity. thank you!

Doug, you are the best teacher and type 7! :)

You taught me so much about resting, you made me go through so many courageous moments, like during swimming classes, and I'm so grateful that I got someone at my side who always has a way of making my flame of animation shine more!

I LOVED talking with you this month and learning how aligned our goals and values are :)) I look forward to talking with you more <3

Since the Gathering in Brazil, I’ve felt I should have talked to you sooner, and I’m truly grateful for the friendship we’re building. You inspire me so much, and it’s been amazing to dream and plan our next semester together. Thank you for being here.

Thank you for sharing your beautiful animation metaphor. I thought it was very poignant and heartfelt, and I felt as though I could relate to it a lot. It was also lovely connecting with you once again!

Thank you for being so willing to help me out with my travel plansss <3

Thank you for reaching out about Sri Lanka plans :) genuinely so excited to meet you! Can’t wait for many a beach swim and hikes and so much more

Thank you for our call this month!

It was so much fun talking to you and creating space for us to talk and have conversations on travel and life in general. Also, the opportunity for us to connect. I will continue working on my "jokes" for the next time we meet!

Im back again to give you a gratitude. We did end up talking this month. You blew me away during our first call that was 4 hours long. Feeling such Immidiate animation connection spark joy is rare. I catch myself wishing for notifications from you. AAaAaaAA wow thank you wowow<3

Asmaa! Thank you so much for helping me with my food allergy translation for my trip to Morocco, you might have saved my life!! <333 You're so sweet and I would love to connect with you more!!

I know this plan has been changing a lot, and I’m sorry I haven’t been the most responsive or consistent planning partner. You’ve been super easy to plan with and I feel like you catch a lot of the holes in my plan and help me be more prepared. XOXO

Thank you for being vulnerable with your Circle posts it has made me examine were I am and made me feel less alone

Me encanto conectar contigo durante la reunion en Brasil. Gracias por tu vulnerabilidad en las conversaciones, hiciste la discusion mas real. Gracias por todas las risas y por ser tan amable!

I had so much fun getting to know you better, Ruan. You are such a delight, and I am honored to be able to call you a friend. Thank you so much for your jokes, your open heart, and your generous hands.

Ivis, you are so alive. Thank you for pouring your aliveness into the gathering and making it such a beautiful experience. It brought me a lot of joy to see you dancing, laughing, organizing. Thank you so much for your effort and love.

Girl I’m just so excited to travel with you! I can’t wait until we’re together and exploring and adventuring. I’m so happy we got connected and I think we’re going to have such a blast. I’m so grateful you were just down to go with the flow and I can’t wait to see where we go.

Thank you, Anna, for your excellent work on the Flight School Media account, especially on Instagram, and for creating a way for us to catch up on our launch year experiences.

Asma, you are an enlightened and very inspiring soul. Your presence in Recife made everything much more welcoming and fun. I hope to see you again soon. Thank you so much for the laughs and for being the best Werewolf player. Love youuu!!

All our conversations to find a cheap hostel made me laught SO MUCH and value your friendship even more, all the care you take to create the best possible experience, and all your enthusiasm/curiosity for the retreat inspired me. I'll never forgot the hostel amazing café!!

My message of thanks to Princess

College applications are incredibly overwhelming, and hearing you acknowledge that made me feel deeply supported. Your words reminded me that I am not alone in this process, and that discipline, not motivation, will carry me through.

Thank you so much for this new friendship! So grateful to have spent time with you and gotten to know you. It really brought the flight school community to life for me. So happy to share some beautiful memories with you, and can’t wait to see you again, some place in the world :)

Fabrina, you are such a lovely person, and you carry so much light within you. Every time you spoke about your community, traditions, and your story, I felt so admired by the soul you have. I'm so happy in part of so many communities with you, and I'm excited to see you again!

I’ve really been enjoying listening to your ideas and the way you see the world during our sessions. They’ve pushed me to reflect more deeply, and I’m genuinely grateful for that.

Another thanks to you because you deserve it Doug!! I want to thank you for being immediately so excited when I asked you to plan a meeting together and look forward to planning it further!!

I've had such amazing and thoughtful conversations with you this semester and I'm so excited to see what the next one brings :)

Thank you for our continuing friendship, and always being there to talk, its so lovely learning about your journey in Patagonia <33

Theres so many people i would like to thank this month. above all.. i wish to give you some gratitude. grateful we met. You are so powerful. As a woman. The way you hold yourself. The way you articulate. Your being is inspirering. I feel so much kindness and love quiet and loud.

You’re a blessing in everyone’s life. I feel like we’ve known each other for years, and that in some multiverse we were close friends. Thanks for your kindness, wholesome presence, and attentiveness to those around you. Your sensitive heart is a source of inspiration, as you are.

Mai, I loved how November served even more to make our connection stronger. Planning things like our lodging and the things we could explore in Recife really brought us together. I'm grateful for your life :)

Thank you, Marta, for the way you listen and show up. Your calm energy and sincerity have meant more to me than you know.

Thank you for being the sister I always needed. You are such a gift to my life babe.

Thank you for being such a great travel buddy! I'm so excited to meet up with you in person and explore South America together!

Thank you for being so warm and welcoming:)

Thank you, Marta, for your kindness and presence. You’ve made this space feel lighter and more welcoming for me, and I truly appreciate you.

Thank you for our conversation on various topics and making time to meet outside of the flight school.

Now I see that coming back home was also coming to you. The intensity - and contrastingly the ease - of our days in SP was filled with love. The heat of sunlight and your presence felt like home - now you know you'll always have a home in Brazil.

Thank you for your unique perspectives, I love whenever we chat!

Although we kept missing each other in our calls, our voice note updates taught me how beautiful it can be to connect with someone with intention and no burden. Thank you for being patient and open to exploring new ways of connecting overseas.

Lexiii! I loved the times we were put in a breakout room together and I can’t wait to have more time to talk over a call! Thanks for being such a good conversation partner and I’m excited to get to know you better!

I love talking to you! You are one of my oldest friends, and I'm so grateful to have met you during all of this craziness that is college applications. Talking to you always brings so much joy, and so excited to finally, after such a long time, see you in person!

Thanks for helping plan/being down for second semester together. Yay, South America!!!

Zeiad. I appreciate your attention, your presence, your love. I wish to chat with you soon. I see so much light in you. I wonder what may be under this light. What animates you and how can I support you. Call me soon<3

Gallo! Me encanta poder hablar sobre las sessiones contigo, ganas de saber mas sobre tus viajes!

Yo! It's been a great month connecting through movies. I'm very grateful that you've started this because I think it's what we need to build more bonds and more community. Can't wait to discuss some more bangers with you!!

It's been so awesome getting to know you more in our Friday Sessions and learning more about you and your journey :)

Thank you, Makuei, for making my transition to Kigali easier and more meaningful. You helped me find housing, guided me through the city, and created a sense of safety and belonging before I learned to navigate things on my own. I’m truly grateful.

Thank you (to you and Naomi) for leading such a lovely session, I really enjoy discussing this topic!! Also thank you for a lovely meet up, what so comforting to see a familiar face!

Douglas, I will always talk about you. I am so grateful for having you. From our calls where we sing endlessly to being so understanding when I could not go to Bali with you, you have become such a gift to my journey.

Hey man, thank you so much for responding and putting time into our friendship. I know it's hard, but I feel like we think kind of the same, and just like I feel like I need someone to keep reaching out and bugging me, when I bug you, you always respond, so thank you.

Thank you so much Zawadi for being a great companion! Our conversations make me feel so much better and definitely less stressed / anxious. I appreciate the open and thoughtful person you are, and I had so much fun getting to know you more over the past few weeks.

Thank you Asma for being so sweet, kind and welcoming. Thanks for always being open to helping out and having conversations with me<3

Thank you for showing me that friendship can truly exist in online spaces, because similar souls will always meet <333

We finally meet! I loved feeling your energy, getting to know more about your eras during our last coaching session, and finally being able to exchange laughs with you. It was one of my most special memories since I came to Peru, and I hope we can see each other again soon! <3

Thank you Habibty for being such an amazing soul. I used to tell you that you know how to spread love and kindness around you. Continue to be like that.. You’re loved!❤️

Dear Zawadi! Thanks for the gift of your kind words and appreciation after leading the "Rethinking Education" session. You're an outstanding human being; you radiate kindness, light, and creativity. Sharing this experience with you is beautiful :)

Our call was such a highlight of my week. It so great finally get to know you better - and I was so happy we set the challenge of the no-yapping galery post! I am always grateful for your contributions in the session, all the best and lots of love!

Doug🌞 Buddy for life<3 You shine through my phone when we call, and I look forward to grow alongside you as we walk on different continents. Timezone baddies 101. Big hug. I look forward to meeting you, whenever that may be.

Hey Kash, I am really glad we got to chat last Friday during our one on one chat. It was so lovely getting to know you, and I can’t wait to see how our relationship flourishes!

Thank you for being brave and sharing your creativity with the flight school community. Your voice has helped me touch back in and embrace my creativity that I thought was gone!

I want to take this moment to thank you, Makuei, for helping me settle in Rwanda. Because of Makuei, I came to Rwanda with huge confidence.

Doug, thanks for being amazing to talk to! Some time ago we had a few meetings which I loved, and recently you took the initiative again to plan another. Although we still need to have this one, I've loved chatting with you in breakouts! Thanksthanksthanks <3

Maestro! Grande que eres a ver si hablamos estos dias!

Thank you so much, Jasmine, for offering your presentation about disability! Wow, your perspective really hit me on a deeper level and opened my eyes on how much is there that is looked through the fingers but actually requires collective attention and action.

I'm very happy to have talked to you more this month!! Our conversations were fun and helped me reflect on my experience and get excited about my next travel! You're a cool guy. Let's keep calling from time to time.

I really appreciated your insights during our discussion on reimagining education. Your perspective, together with Tristan's, on nurturing curiosity and students at the centre of learning, added great depth. It reminded me how powerful learning becomes when driven by passion.

Thank you for always making time to have funny conversations about meat, parties, and Halloween. I really appreciate the time we have to get to know each other.

MY ABSOLUTE GOAT!!! Thank you for being so friendly and open all the time, just genuinely good vibes. I am so happy I am getting to know you <3

Hi Owen! We haven't interacted much, but I wanted to lyk that I always look forward to the questions you ask in Courageous Conversations! They're intuitive and genuinely help me think the lessons through, I'd say you've definitely mastered the lost art of question-asking ahahah!

Holisss

Love seeing your sailing stories and getting a glimpse into your favorite pastime. También, qué piola es Mallorca!! Me gustaría visitar algún día para ver las celebraciones navideñas

Thank you for our conversation about international relations and the essays you sent me. I see the passion that drives you to create a change — not just for yourself but for future generations. I’m pretty sure that wherever you end up, this passion will be your guiding star ⭐️

I really really love reading your travel stories, it's truly inspiring the way you approach traveling, honoring communities, learning from them. Stories like this help move from the "tourist" mindset and deeply connect with a new place!

Although it might seem like a disaster at first, whatever happens is eventually for the better, and we'll find this out later. Thank you for reminding me of this!!

I felt very lonely in my early days here. Kashimani reached out and we spent some time together. We always check on each other, and have so much fun when together. We often talk and support each other in difficult moments.

Has been great to coincide with you in a couple breakout rooms this month and get to know you a bit better by hearing about your many adventurous experiences!

Ruan, thank you for being you. I love being part of various communities with you, and I feel that our paths will cross even more often in this life.

Douglas is currently traveling in the country I am planning to visit and therefore was the person I went to with of all my travel related questions. I want to thank him for being patient and responding to my endless questions with enthusiasm

Every time I see a new post by you, I know something in my mind is going to shift. I appreciate a lot your calm and reflective presence, always ready to present a whole different perspective on life.

Thank you so much for your warmth and openness, and for leading the Courageous Conversations with me. I’m really inspired by the way you speak/carry yourself and how you bring that same depth/heart into your art. Keep exploring, keep creating, keep being unapologetically YOU!

Thank you for chatting with me!! I love talking with you so so much and I’m desperately hoping to meet you in person some day. You are an absolute inspiration to me and I hope we can dance together sometime 🫶

Thank you so much Zawadi for your help. Your energy is so contagious. Whether that's in our coaching sessions or our conversations, I could feel the warmth of your heart. I really appreciate you showing up and supporting me as well as the whole community whenever you can ❤️.

Thanks for our call, Ruan! It was so nice and comforting to share our excitement with each other before starting our travels and just getting to know your cool funky sides and being able to share enthusiasm about boardgames with someone!

Hi Anna!

It's genuinely amazing to see you show up in so many spaces in The Flight School, even as you navigate loads of transition and uncertainty in your own personal life. You seem so grounded and ambitious, and it's always genuinely heartwarming to see! Keep being Anna :D

I want to thank you for being such a supportive and understanding presence in TFS community. Your willingness to listen have meant so much to me, especially during moments when I felt overwhelmed. I’m truly grateful for your kindness and the way you remind me that I’m not alone.

I love your laugh! Thank you so much for making my experience in São Paulo the best I could ever wish for. I hope we can soon see each other again and exchange more contagious moments of happiness.

Thank you for taking part of the small group sessions and helping me feel tethered to The Flight School community as I am traveling. Our in-depth conversations have helped give me a place to reflect on my past and inner questionings and give me something to look forward to!

Thank you for sharing your tips and thoughts on your travels in Peru so that I had some insight before coming! You seem so kind and I hope we can cross paths!

Thank you for our call last week. Even though we haven’t met one another yet, I cannot wait to see our friendship flourish and see where our adventures in the near future will take us <33

Thank you so much for being an amazing friend during the month of September. I have come to find you a confidant, and I have been able to share my struggles during my visa process, and you have been a huge support during that time, and I am truly grateful.

I simply loved that we could finally connect this month, and our talks have been the best debriefs ever! Thank you for sharing you with me, I feel honored and happy. Can't wait for what is to come in this friendship!

We connected so randomly by joining the same wrong call, but you seem like such a genuine and amazing person! I look forward to getting to know you more :)

This wavelength we are riding on, has had me on a high. Being in such similar shoes has allowed for seeds to be planted here. I can’t wait to watch our relationship grow. I look forward to more conversations with you and continuation of these awesome waves. Thank you Lauren!

Thank you for our Python session, for opening up, for giving me a different perspective when I needed it so much!

A big shoutout to you, Ruan. I truly admire your love for humanity and your inspiring drive to create solutions for pressing social challenges, especially environmental issues, under the larger global threat of climate change.

Ivis, you have a heart of gold, and you never cease to go the extra mile to ensure that people feel seen, valued, and heard. In our group sessions, you filled our Google Meets with infectious enthusiasm, positivity, and joy that made our conversations even more engaging : )

Thanks for reaching out to me to have a call that turned out to be way greater than I could’ve anticipated!! You’ve not only helped me with my current struggles but also made me laugh with tears, can’t wait to catch up again! :)

Lizzy and I had a call in August that REALLY helped me replan my steps and look at all the possibilities I had in my surroundings. She's been very kind to me this last month, reaching out to keep me engaged in the community. I'm very grateful for the kindness and accountability.

Tristan, you're a source of wisdom and compassion. I'm grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with you on behalf of education. I see good intentions and joy whenever you take the time to share.

Thank you for listening to me during the Tuesday sessions. I found your advice and your listening ear really helped me understand and get through the difficult situation that I was in.

Hi Zawadi!! Thank you for being genuinely proactive and interested in getting to know me through co-creation. I will definitely be taking a page out of your book as I found it quite admirable and kind! I genuinely look forward to creating alongside you :)

Thank you, Doug, for always being present during our conversations and offering such insightful questions and thoughts, as well as sharing your experiences. You have been an example of a grounded mind for me in our group discussions. Thank you for being vulnerable with me.

Asmaa, I admire how you fill each of our sessions with your energy, enthusiasm, and open mindedness. Your thoughts and questions challenge me to think outside of my perspective, and they have genuinely taught me to exercise more compassion and grace towards myself : )

I appreciate your presence and I'll look forward to our next call, and this growing connection. I feel this deeper sense of connection to you: perhaps because you remind me of one my friends, our similar background or just in the way you show up in our friday sessions. Tänan teid

Thank for chatting with me and reaching out! I really love hearing about your drawing and boxing and I hope that they continue.

Douglas was my very first buddy, and it never stopped. I spoke to him a few days ago and it made me truly happy. He is such a gem and he listens deeply and is always kind. I hope we continue to keep in touch.

Thank you for being there for me. To always check up and to make sure that everything is okay. Thank you to trust me enough to open up and share what you’re going through. You’re an amazing person and I can’t wait to see what you’re gonna achieve during your Launch Year and after

Thank you for being present

Asmaa Habibti, I am very thankful to have you as my lovely friend. I hope the friendship we have is a forever thing. Thank you again

Thank you for our call! It made me so alive to have such an enriching discussion with you from philisophical pondering about the gloablisation and politics to getting to know your a bit about your daily life and aspirations <3

Ivis, you are always there for me when I need . When I have a question, or when English is too difficult for me and you explain with patience. I am grateful for your care, affection, and attention. You are so kind, intelligent, and have a heart of gold. Thank you for being you.

Hello Lizzy, thank you for always being present when needed. Thank you for the patience, inclusion and kindness. You are such an amazing person

ivis always leaves a mark on me in every interaction we have, it was a gift that TFS gave me and I feel grateful to have such an inspiring and human being, sharing this same journey

reaching out to me when the flight school first started. It helped me to feel more like I was joining a community.

Maiza, what a privilege it is to have you in this extraordinary experience. You are one of the strongest people I have ever met. Thank you for always trying to bring your whole self and your presence, even through many things. You are a sunflower, always guided by the light.

Your proactivity thus far in being steps ahead of the program in planning for Japan, but also checking in on me and helping me when I miss a session, has genuinely meant a lot and is inspiring me to push myself to do more. Always a pleasure and always grateful <3

Thank you for always being so present and asking me about how I'm. That means a lot to me. <3

Thank you for asking such interesting and philosophical questions in our group meetings! They always make our sessions more enjoyable and insightful.

I am so glad we got to be buddies now, our calls and texts were full of inspiration and laughter. I am thankful to share TFS with you, and I can't wait to see where you'll go. All the best, sha!

Thank you for filling our conversations with your smiles, larger than life spirit, and genuine desire to bring out the best in others. Your positivity is truly infectious : )

Thank you so much for reminding everyone about every meeting and also reminding me personally about lists of things I still need to do in Circle - this has helped me a lot because otherwise I fear I would definitely have forgotten some important things!! Thanks Liz!

John, I like your presence in the meetings. Would love to get to know you a bit better.

Our conversation was so fun!!! I connected immediately with you and I can't wait to have more and keep learning from you.

Thank you for sharing in the group sessions and for a couple conversations we’ve had!

Thank you so much for dealing with all my questions. You have made my flight school experience feel so supportive and more engaging. Thank you for always bringing the energy to every session. I, when I grow up( become a guide), want to be like you!

Thank you for your support with helping me navigate timezones! From helping me throughout the UWC app process to even now over 3 yrs later I'm really so grateful for everything you have supported me with <3

Thanks for chatting about running with me!

By chance we got to meet in Madrid during the first week of FS. It grounded me, and Tristans energy and initiatives has inspired me along this first month. Our meeting gave me a big insight to him as a person and made me wish I could have this with everyone, in person.

I will always be grateful to you, and I mean all of you. Your resilience and heart constantly inspire me to do more and better for myself and everyone around me, unconditionally.

Thank you Lizzy for the accountability

I appreciate Alakiir for her kindness and commitment in co-hosting the Entrepreneurial Training Camp in Kakuma. Though not based in Kenya, she accepted without hesitation, inspiring youth with skills and showing the power of collaboration beyond borders

Thank you, Tristan, for your thoughtful provocations and philosophical questions. They challenge me to think more deeply and to see ideas from new angles.

Doug! It has been absolutely wonderful being able to get to know you more. Our conversations throughout the past couple of weeks have been so enriching and have really made me think more introspectively about my life, the world, and travel in general <3

Thank you so much for making sure that I always stay on top of things. I really appreciate your encouragement, continuous support and non-judgemental listening.

I'm so grateful for our calls and destiny uniting us in Lima! You're being a really good support in planning my travels but knowing that I'll have a safe landing zone. Thank you for texting so much and generally being so supportive. I'll see you in Lima soon!

Kash was my first buddy, and it’s been really nice to keep in touch! Thank you for being really sweet and asking questions! It’s been really inspiring listening to your plans etc!

Thank you so much for supporting me and being an amazing outlet to talk travel plans, balancing Morehead-Cain requirements with those of the Flight School, and being an overall amazing human!

Thank you so much for noticing during our coaching sessions that I was a little bit distant. I was having a tough week because of my work, and it made me so happy to see that someone noticed and worried about me (I already said this to you, but I love to appreciate people so!) <3

When I made my post on gallery, you’re the first one who reached out to me and make sure that I was okay. I didn’t hesitate to open up and sharing everything I was going through. Thank you so much for everything and for trusting me enough too. Wishing you all the best for college

Naomi, thanks for trusting me to share a piece of yourself! I am so grateful for your presence in our conversations and the curiosity you are bringing to the Friday sessions. Also, thank you for creating this beautiful film, ohh how inspired I felt after watching it!

Thank you so much for having a conversation with me and helping me put into words sentiments I didn’t know how to express 💗

Our calls are always highlights of my week. Thank you for making me laugh and helping me debrief my thoughts about the session or just about life in general. I always appreciate your honesty in the contributions you give the session as well. All the best buddy!

I want to thank you for your insights you’ve shared in the meetings, because I think your point of view is so interesting and your words have really put me to think! You were the one to stand out for me with the things you said, I remember such interesting thoughts you shared