This year I was invited to participate in The Conference of Birds, a gathering of artists and explorers of the soul in the south of Turkey. The organizers asked me to come as a musician and to lead the circles of Dances of Universal peace, along with new Turkish dance leaders in training. This was a beautiful experience, sharing one week of music, love, movement, meditation and spiritual practices with friends from several countries. I met new people, reconnected with old friends, and re-affirmed my conviction that Turkey is the place where I want to be in this moment of my life, this where I have to be for the full expansion of my being.