Getting over fear is all you have to do to have a connection.

Portal invents a purer experience.

It has been such a gift to be witness to a growing, maturing, loving way of being in this young world.

Profoundly beautiful...exactly what social media technology should be used for.

I will be thinking about my conversation for a long time

This experience was so eye-opening. Inside the portal, time and place fade away.

By removing this technology from that context and placing it in “art” and making a physical space, Portal invents a purer experience.

I know that I will be thinking about my conversation for a long time

Thank you for a moving and provocative experience- and for democratizing the U.N.H.Q.

we laughed from our hearts, because we connected

Wow! It was like being there.

Fantastic concept + flawless execution

This portal is a gift, a treasure in time that I feel will one day be incredibly impacting!

His message - talk with refugees, not about them. Powerful.

This was a truly special experience.

Here’s one step closer to a more unified, tight knit, loving world and human race.

It is a jarring and real experience.

Best first date ever :)

As the translator, this was an amazing and the most eye-opening conversation I’ve had in so long.

I just witnessed my husband communicate with a refugee in Germany that moved me beyond comprehension.

Intimate – awkward – human – blessed.

I’ll never forget this day!

I realized that despite 22 years of interacting with people different than me, I still don’t always know the best way to respond

This is really the most meaningful work I’ve seen at Twitter ever. So inspiring and so moving.

**Alex Josephson**, Global Head of Brand, Twitter

Portals is a game-changer for global education.

**John Kerry**, Former U.S. Secretary of State

A terribly important art exhibit that instantly breaks down the arbitrary borders we put between countries.

This has changed my life. We need a forever Portal!

This was the best hour of my life.

The Portal was a very unique and sublime experience.

The Portal is a place where you lose yourself — however momentarily — and exist in a space with no time, place, language, constraint.

The Portal is a gift of presence, connection and oneness.

Art can change the world – and this project is an epic fresh step.

Best birthday present I could get.

I felt honored that someone would want to take time out of their day to connect with me.

As an educator, constantly opening my students’ eyes to current happenings in the world...Before I can do that I need to open up my own.

A connection triggered. Lovely and almost ethereal.

I am forever grateful for this opportunity.

I am grinning. Overjoyed and inspired.

We saw a lot of killing in front of us in Mosul, but now we have a better life in the camp. I hope to come here every day and see my lovely friends in the Portal.

This experience was unimaginable and incredible.

Amazing how the first moments and awkwardness gave ground to joy

Amazing, incredible profoundly beautiful and connective experience. This is a terribly important art exhibit that instantly breaks down the arbitrary barriers that we put up between cultures and people.

We have leveraged their Portals network and Journeys to help our customers explore topics of interest to them while boosting our own brand in their eyes.

**Mike Marcellin**, Chief Marketing Officer of Juniper Networks

The Portal worked perfectly, like magic.

Mind blowing.... You are opening your soul and your thoughts to another human being.

Getting to know him briefly has been a highlight of my life.

It is an exquisite and unforgettable experience!

It was absolutely beautiful. I wish this was compulsory education.

Best experience ever in my life entering this Portal and speaking with someone from Havana, Cuba.

This was one of the highlights of my life.

I will cherish and treasure this experience for my whole life.

This experience was life-changing.

It's an amazing technology, making it seem like you're standing right in front of me.

**Barack Obama**, U.S. President

What the Portal does, is it doesn't just give you those faces. It's not a newspaper. You feel you are right there.

**Samantha Power**, USAID Administrator

I had goose bumps and wanted to reach out and touch the screen.

Inspiring and groundbreaking.

**Fareed Zakaria**, Author and CNN Host