Well my plan to write weekly didn't really work out.
Things got incredibly busy with assignments, practice, hanging out and exploring the city.
It's a little bit bizarre to be back home in Australia now. I feel like I'm still processing the entire experience. Thinking back with smiles towards the different things I experienced, the different feelings I felt walking through the unknown city and making it a known.
The mixture of dislocation and homely feelings - the ups and downs. The feeling of support. The feeling of isolation. The feeling of community. Being so far from home but feeling at ease.
The amazing moment when you look around and see nothing but incredibly creative and passionate people all pushing towards the same thing. Being overwhelmed. Questioning. Freaking out. Relaxing. Laughing. Crying. Laying down in the park to listen to the buskers under the bridge. Watching sunsets from the dock. Exploring markets. Looking up. Going to gigs. Gallery fatigue. Exploring. Hunting for good coffee. Photography days. Gear shopping. Getting lost. Excitement when you see a squirrel. Accent comparisons. Newbury Street Love. Writing words like you've never done. Thought overloads. Pure happiness. Getting caught up in roof lines. Apartment hangs with your new room mates at 2am. There's so much more.

This trip was so much more then Berklee.

Berklee was brilliant. An immense experience like none other. To walk through the halls of such a well known music school was tingle worthy. Hearing so many young musicians practice at all hours of the clock - pushing themselves for better sounds, better tones, better technique, better feel, better control and a better understanding of their sound - an intensity like nothing else.
With 1000 students representing 78 countries it sometimes felt like a city within itself. A sea of faces you didn't have a chance to meet properly. Attending Berklee got me thinking a lot about personal sound. Individual touch. How context and cultural background effect your sound without your control.

I feel like from experiencing Berklee and living in Boston for 7 weeks I've come back with more questions then when I left. I've come back with more thoughts, ideas and feelings.

Life is life - Where ever you are.

F.