I am struck by several things on this trip. Number one is the complexity of the country. I am also struck by the fact that I think, as Bridget pointed out earlier, there is probably not a consensus on how to proceed: There may be multiple imaginings of Turkey and Turkey's future.

I can certainly say that everyone has expressed themselves very well , and I agree with the kindness and warmth of the people. Just even today the taxi driver that took us to Sulaimaniya (Mosque), or the taxi driver that brought us home; they did not speak English but they were trying so hard to point things out to us and to tell us what section of the city we were in.

My name is Bridget Bell Webber, but I fear that after this trip I will be known by the name Bridgette Baklava. I know it is getting late, and will not reiterate what everyone has said. First of all, thank you for having us. The dinner was absolutely delicious as usual, which is kind of a problem because I am busting out of my clothes.

At his visit to Fatih University in Istanbul, Turkey, Imam Yahya Hendi, the muslim chaplain at Georgetown University, shares his thoughts about Gulen Movement. Looking at the flags of the US, Turkey and Fatih University, Imam Hendi states "I hope that this university and the movement behind it, will become the power that will bridge the gap between both nations. In the last week or so, and with my studies of the movement, and in the last week or so at this university, I do believe that this could become the movement that we all need."

At her visit to Fatih University in Istanbul, Turkey, Professor Denise Spriggs, then the Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Records at Howard University, shares her experience from her trip to Turkey. Professor Spriggs " Your kindness, hospitality, and the education that I have gained over the last ten days has really presented me a challenge for Fall Semester, and that challenge is, for me to convey the information and the feeling and the love I have received, to my students as a part of their curriculum, in understanding the importance of maintaining good relations with other countries, understanding civil rights and human rights at the international level."

Reverend Donna Johnson, Unity of Fairfax Church, sharing her impressions about Gulen Movement states, " I believe in the peace in the world, I believe we can have it in our lifetime, and it is through movements like this, that we come to know our true potential and true possibilities."

At her visit to Fatih University in Istanbul, Turkey, Charlotte Daniel, Assistant Rector of the Georgetown Jesuit Community, shares her experience and the dialogs she had during her trip to Turkey.

Mary Boby Gates, social worker from Washington DC, shares her impressions from her trip to Turkey. She highlights the love and connection she experienced as " My treasured moments would be how we connected with people that are not part of the trip. This is not staged, this is reality. Ali could not,Rumi Forum could not stage what we experienced on these trips. It is a reality."