In your opinion, what does it mean to trust?

Openess, transparency, tolerance, empathy.

To be able to communicate and share experiences with others, openly.

Why do you want to be a part of this research team?

To communicate openly and share experiences, regardless of cultural barriers. To have a (cross-cultural) meaninful experience.

What are your personal goals for what you would like to have accomplished by the end of this research period (in December)?
Be aware of the most important barriers that are limiting
cross-cultural communications and the factors that motivate a better
communication, using Web 2.0. tools, like DrupalEd

Since I am the last one to post, I agree with all of you.-J 

Q1: Trust means certainty, belief, faith. To me, trust means being able to openly share your ideas, thoughts, feelings, emotions, and even secrets with others, without being concerned about critiques or “betrayal”.  This is the type of trust I have with my sister. I also trust my colleagues, because we share the same goals, i.e., to develop and grow our programs. On the other hand, you may trust someone without sharing much common ground. For example, many people have huge generation gaps with their parents, but they still trust each other. So I guess trust can be at different levels and on certain aspects, completely trust and partially trust.

Q2: I would like to meet new people, to do some action research, and to have fun!

Q3: To write an article about this experience; to learn from this experience so I can better guide my students with teamwork.