„We as parents of Nicholas, just want to thank you formally for the amazing experience and opportunity that you provided for him this year. We are forever grateful for all the skills, knowledge, discipline, self belief and encouragement you have passed on to him. Your incredible knowledge and experience, expertise, patience, guidance, faith and encouragement towards Nicholas have been highly valued and appreciated. We are feeling blessed to have been able to support Nicholas’ life journey with a part of your profound course in Zimbabwe. Thank you to each one of you that has contributed to the forming of Nicholas at Quest. He has not had a bad word about any of you, but praise and the highest respect. He’s been moulded into a great young man, who is very independent, skilfull and now being able to communicate better with his peers and adults around him. His CV from Quest has made applying for jobs and apprenticeships in the UK by far much easier. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the part you played in our son’s life.“
Category: Testimonials
Female Questor
„I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the time my son spent at Quest. Thank you for the skills and knowledge that you imparted and also for giving back to us a young man that makes a parent proud. I really appreciate the efforts and patience in grooming the boys and I am sure all the parents and families are astounded at the positive changes to their sons.“
Hugo
„It’s difficult to quite put into words so how much Quest has managed to help me to turn my life around and to help set my adult live on the right path. The skills I was also taught by you are skills that I not only use on a daily basis but will be skills that will shape the rest of my life.“
Alys, UK
„I feel like a new person, more understanding, resilient, and stronger physically and mentally.
At the beginning of Quest, we had our phones taken away and I couldn’t have been happier. I broke a habit I struggled to get myself out of and I began to really appreciate my environment and the people I was with. This is something I will take home; I do not feel the strong urge to always be on my phone just scrolling and scrolling. I will change my habits, and I will appreciate life more and do more things for myself.“
John
„Lately I’ve been thinking quite a lot about Quest and the impact the program has had on my life. The impact as a whole has been astonishing. I came back with the boldness to face my fears and my laziness, which led me to getting a scholarship for a once in a lifetime course of study! This would have never happened without Quest! Here, I just wanted to take some time to thank you for everything. Thank you for every little thing I may have learned from you and big thanks for the opportunity to participate in general. It has been a great honor!“
Kirsten
„Before the Quest Program, I was unsure about what I wanted to do with my one wild and precious life. Now, at the end of the most incredible five months of my life, I have a renewed sense of self-worth and direction, confidence in my capabilities, and have tangibly improved physically, socially, and psychologically.
Quest has enabled me to achieve what I once thought was impossible, from placing myself in a group of strangers, to running my 21-kilometre Grand Challenge, to fully overcoming my eating disorder and mental challenges, and finding a love for myself. I am leaving this incredible place a person that has gone through the best kind of metamorphosis: from a generally lacklustre attitude and little direction to a lust for life and a desire to experience the beauty that the world has to offer through adventure and tender moments with the incredible people I have met here that I will remain friends with for life. I have learned the importance of hard work, and feel equipped with skills and values for my first year of university next year, a journey that initially made me nervous, but that I now feel ready to pursue.
I feel a deep sense of sadness leaving my wonderful new friends, my incredible facilitators, and the beauty of Quiet Waters, but Quest has provided me with a “warrior foundation”, one that has prepared me for my further “quest” into life, and for that, I am eternally grateful and finally feel ready to start a new chapter.“
Parents
„I want to say a massive thank you for the 7 months that you gave to Callum. We stumbled across Quest by accident as we were desperately trying to find something for him to do during his gap year. Little were we to know that he would get a genuinely life-transforming experience. I am personally delighted with the way he is now looking at life. This would not have happened without the mentoring provided by you and the range of challenging experiences provided but more importantly the expectations you put on him. We are very proud of his achievements, clearly the fitness award but especially the leadership one. It will hold him in good stead for his whole life.“