We !

 Coming back home after my long adventure in Germany and Austria , I heard those lines repeatedly  from my parents and my  old friends : ‘’ you ‘ve lost weight! You’ve gained weight! You became taller! You became shorter! Your face have changed!
mmmm …we do not know what exactly but… you’ve changed!’’

Indeed I did !  I am not ‘Me’ anymore …

I am  ‘We’ !

I   carry what’s beyond your names, I carry  a piece of your spirits in me.

Your music, your voices, your gaze and smiles, they are now a part of me, in a way that am not the same old me.

I am  ‘We’

I carry our differences too, our long discussions, every step we took together during our journey to know each other, to know our profession, our mission & ourselves.

I am ‘We’

I carry a united similar humanity inside  every one of us, a unity that surpassed the differences in culture language and backgrounds.

I am ‘We’

I carry your smile with me, my smile have changed!  It is not that old one of me , it is surely that of we.
I carry your accent, my accent has changed now to that of We. ‘Of Y’all J’
I carry every detail in my heart, even if my mind, will not be able to remember all of that, am sure that the heart will never forget.

And flying back and forth between the grounded ‘M’ in the ‘Me’ and the Open arms to new learning experiences of the ‘W’ in the ‘We’, carrying a moment from everyday I lived and  a rose from every garden I visited . this everlasting process of change and growth, I learned and willing to learn more and more about ‘Me’  through ‘We’ !

 

P.S:  Some lines that ‘We’ wrote yesterday  J

 

·         ‘’By way of introduction...I'm Doug Keith, Professor of Music Therapy at Georgia College. I am directing a study-abroad program in Germany and Austria in June and July 2014. It's very exciting to have 12 students from many different universities attending, and I know they (and I!) will learn a lot.’’

·         ‘’Hey guys! I'm Sarah,  and I'm a music therapy major at Georgia College.  I'm very excited to start this adventure and to get to know all of you wonderful people!’’

 

·         ’ Hi everyone! My name is Max Jacobs, and I’m currently a junior at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, NY studying music therapy. Our departure day is arriving fast, and I can’t wait to begin!’’

 

·         ’’Hello everyone! My name is Emily and I am now a senior music therapy major at the University of Miami. Looking forward to making memories in Germany!’’

 

·         ‘’ My name is Hannah and I will be entering my senior year this fall at Baldwin Wallace University in Cleveland, OH. I am looking forward to building relationships with the other music therapy students I will be traveling with and learning all about music therapy in Germany!’’

·         ‘’ I'm Jaclyn and I am proud to say that I will be a senior at Baldwin Wallace University in Cleveland.  I've been playing the piano since I was about 6 and it has always been a positive influence in my life.  I'm ready to see the world and see it through music. Viel spaß!’’

·         ‘’ My name is Claire Schad. I am going to a junior music therapy major at Baldwin Wallace University Conservatory of Music. I cannot wait grow more as a professional and make some amazing memories with new friends.’’

·         ‘’ Hello friends from all over! My name is Annamarie Dwozan, I attend Georgia College and State University.

P.S. I'm very excited to meet you all VERY soon!’’

 

·         ‘’ Hallo! My name is Kelsey, and I am a transfer student going into my "junior" year at the University of Georgia, where I am studying music therapy with a concentration in voice. I am so excited to meet everyone, and make lifelong friends and future colleagues. See you all very soon!’’

 

·         ‘’ Hello! My name is Virginia and I am a sophomore at GCSU. I cannot wait to meet everyone joining me on this program and I cannot wait to see all of the beautiful places!!’’

 

 

·         ‘’ If you never explore, if you never push your limits, you won't live life to your fullest potential.’’ Kelsi Williams

 

·         ‘’ You can travel the globe, visit all the top places to sight-see, and take pictures of every one. But nothing compares to finding something you really feel passionate about and taking away an experience you will keep with you for a lifetime.’’ Ruby Nowakowski