I was sick last week and that Monday we were supposed to hold the drum circle, I didn't know that it hadn't happened. This Monday when I received the email about the drum circle that we were to attend I felt mixed emotions, I didn't know whether to be excited or skeptical because I had never participated in a drum circle, let alone know what one was. When I arrived at the Lion's Bridge, there were only two people there besides myself and I was wondering if anyone was going to show up, because I didn't want to only be one of three people there. When everyone else began to show up and Kelly came with the drums, I was actually beginning to get a bit more comfortable with the idea. After Kelly explained all of what we were to do, and to grab an instrument that "spoke" to us, I was ready to go. I picked the cooking pot, and it was actually a good call for me.
When we began to walk around the circle three times and weren't allowed to talk, I began to feel more at ease with the situation. However, walking on the cold ground when I was still sick didn't seem like a good idea to me, but oh well. When we first started the drum circle by patting on our bodies, I felt sort of awkward like "what in the hell are we doing?" But I began to get used to it after a while and actually began to feel one with not only my natural surroundings, but also the people around me too. I never really talk in class, and this actually was a good way to get to "know" my classmates without talking. All in all, I enjoyed the drum circle very much, especially because we were allowed to make our own music as individuals but somehow it all came together and sounded like it was "meant to be."
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