Team

Dana Al Bdour, Jordan, Artist
Peace to all. My name is Dana Jamal Al-Bdour. I am from Amman, Jordan. I’m just a regular Jordanian girl who was born into a beautiful family. My family belived in me and in my passion for art and in my dreams. This journey is a fantastic way to meet other people and cultures and to be ambassadors for our friends,families and the whole greater arab world on our visit to another greate country (Britain),and I look forward to learning and sharing it a lot so that others can hear about the greater things that we will learn and pass it to every one.
Fahad Al Asousi, Kuwait, Artist
Fahad Al Asousi was born in 1991, in one of the smallest countries in the world; Kuwait. Fahad has been creating art for some time now; he has mainly been interested in Japanese animation, but finds himself recently drawn to street art. Fahad feels that art is a beautiful thing and should expose ones emotions. Fahad will be a sophomore in the fall at the Australian College of Kuwait, where he studie (will text you this when he finally emails me). He hopes that the HSBC Offscreen expeditions will help him learn more about artistic methods and techniques, he also hopes it will improve his English.
Jena Al Alwadhi, Kuwait, Photographer

Jena is a 17 year old Kuwaiti student, majoring in Mass Communications & Media at the American University of Kuwait. She hopes to inspire and motivate Kuwaiti society through her photography and prove that beauty can be found anywhere. In this expedition, she hopes to gain new experiences, meet new people, expand her skills in photography and widen her knowledge in art and culture. She especially hopes that this expedition will teach her how to be an independent and confident person!
Reem Al Dosari, Qatar, Filmmaker
Inspired by the nature faces of the world and beyond, Reem Al Dosari, a Qatari student at Amna Bint Wahab School is interested in hobbies such as drawing, designing and photographing. The 17 year old Reem has her chance to visit the UK with the Offscreen Expedition with a whole new adventure as a reward for her talented hobbies. Although it’s a 2 week journey, it’s a lifetime chance to show the world that if we have the chance, we can shine. Meeting new friends and bonding with other cultures and especially the UK people, Reem is willing to explore their lives and get to know the similarities between our cultures and theirs. And the main priorities to her successful life are “Family and friendship, love and peace.
Sara Al Derham, Qatar, Photographer
“Perfection is the path you take to reach a certain goal”- S.A. Al-Derham. I am Sarah, 18 years old and walking that path, making that journey to success and turning my dreams into reality. A fresh graduate from Qatar Educational Complex who is one of the most ambitious, imaginative and talkative Gemini you may ever come across, and soon will be a student in North-western University in Qatar majoring in Mass Communication and Media. I am a painter, writer, poet, photographer, daughter, sister and friend who is going to change the world someday. My dream is to make change and make people believe, to inspire, to advocate, to innovate and to show the world the true colours of happiness. When I grow up, I will be me and you shall be inspired and this is how I am going to use the skills I gain from the HSBC Expedition 2010.
Yasmin Al Kurdi, Jordan, Filmmaker
I am Yasmin Al Kurdi I live in Amman, Jordan. I am 16 years old and about to be 17. As the 21st Century generation in our country, we have lots of dreams. We do have the ordinary teenagers’ dreams. We all want to be famous, rich and with high educational degrees. We want to live happily and to be free from all that keeps our lives being complicated or without a meaning. We have fear of older people controlling our lives and stopping our dreams from becoming true. We fear of not having the proper resources for us. Mostly fear of people who look down on us and our dream to make it feel unimportant and our dream meaningless.