Worldisround is a website that allows people all over the world to share their travel photos and impressions with each other. I'm convinced that the impulse to share is a fundamental human trait, and a very positive one. I believe that all human beings like to share their information, their experiences and their perceptions (and of course, to give advice), and that doing so encourages other positive emotions, such as love and altruism, and discourages negative ones, such as fear, hate and tribalism.

Sharing with people in other countries is especially important in the post-September-11th environment. People around the world need to love and understand each other more, and I think it will help if they feel a common pride in the beauty of the earth, and in the human capacity to perceive and love that beauty. I also think that sharing with people from other countries will help to remind us that we are all the same underneath, even though we may speak different languages, have different-colored skin, or practice different religions.

Thank you so much for participating in Worldisround!

– David Hariton