Half-Way “Woah! We’re half way there! Oh-oh – living on a prayer!” Yes, Bon Jovi, we’ve made it to the half-way point of my internship, midterms. It’s so hard to believe it’s really half over! Some days, I feel…
Gratitude That time of year is here when a little “gobble gobble” enters every session. Songs about eating and turkeys and being thankful abound as everyone prepares for the next in the cold-weather holiday line-up, Thanksgiving. Social conversations often…
Candy Corn Candy corn was always my favorite Halloween candy as a child. I think the biggest reason why I liked it so much was because my dad loved it. I always wanted to be closer to my dad.…
Getting to Know You I have had so much fun getting to meet everyone ‘officially’ this past couple weeks! Going to different sites, and welcoming friends coming in to Harmony Garden, I have been working hard to remember names,…
Silence is Golden It’s been pretty quiet around Harmony Garden this week while we are in between sessions for many programs. I often wish for peace and quiet in my life, but this is bordering on too quiet! I’m…
Preparing for My Caseload For five years, when September began, I joined the throng of university students clamoring for the best prices on notebooks, highlighters and post-it bookmarks. I read through syllabi eagerly to find out what I was…
FIRST TASTE This week has been relatively calm as I finish up my summer of sampling everything Harmony Garden has to offer. Jaime and Bekah agreed to give my internship a “slow start”. That means I’ve been in the…
Welcome to our new music therapy INTERN, Layna Beckermeyer! We are very excited to announce that Harmony Garden has officially welcomed our second music therapy intern! She will be at Harmony Garden through January 2024 and beginning to lead her…
From Our Intern… Dear Hannah from six months ago, You will not believe where you’ve ended up. I won’t spoil the surprise, but I do want to take a moment to encourage you. If I remember correctly, you are about…
From Our Intern… There’s a new smell in the air. One of wet, green, and alive. It’s funny how I forget this smell each year and it comes to me as a wonderfully pungent surprise. I’m beginning to hear the…