Aisha’s Blog

April 10, 2012
By:Aisha Bowden|Category: Aisha's Blog

Immersed in El Sistema: My experience in Venezuela

What a trip. You may know this already, but Venezuela is truly awe-inspiring. The sessions and readings we experienced as Fellows prepared us well – and then the trip itself catapulted us into another dimension! Every single bit of knowledge … Continue reading →

March 24, 2012
By:Aisha Bowden|Category: Aisha's Blog

…and then there was Coro.

Welcome to Coro! I remember our first meeting with our “organizational guru/Sistema Fellows Team Mom” – Beth Babcock. She simply told us “I am here because I love you”. Since I had only known her for 3 minutes, I accepted … Continue reading →

March 14, 2012
By:Aisha Bowden|Category: Aisha's Blog

The Power of One

What if it all depended on me to change the world, change the world Today was the first of many beautiful days in Guarico. What joy this town has brought us after only one day! After a perfect morning of … Continue reading →

March 03, 2012
By:Aisha Bowden|Category: Aisha's Blog

VENEZUELA!!!

Encantada! After 6 months of preparation, the Fellows have finally arrived in Venezuela! We are feeling immensely fortunate to be among the chosen few that are invited to experience the Sistema in its most authentic form. For the next 5 … Continue reading →

February 15, 2012
By:Aisha Bowden|Category: Aisha's Blog

Taking a Stand

On January 27, 2012, the fellows flew to Los Angeles, CA to take a stand. We had the great honor of delivering a keynote presentation at “Take A Stand”, a 3 day symposium on the state of the Sistema movement … Continue reading →

January 27, 2012
By:Aisha Bowden|Category: Aisha's Blog

The Game Changers…

It is now midnight…I’m all packed for our trip tomorrow, but can’t sleep due to excitement.  Not because this is my first trip to Los Angeles…not because we are flying on my favorite airline of all time (I won’t name … Continue reading →

November 17, 2011
By:Aisha Bowden|Category: Aisha's Blog

Atlanta Music Project: A Dream Realized

I remember the day I first learned of El Sistema. It was during a normal meeting of music teachers in D.C. when Ben Hall (Director of Music for D.C. Public Schools) mentioned this amazing music program in Venezuela that was taking … Continue reading →