My name is Nahum and I consider myself as a multidisciplinary person. I am 27 years old and still feel risky enough to take chances and try new things. Having been born in Mexico, surrounded by a wealth of history, tradition, arts and cultural diversity, has taught me the importance of the cultural sector in the daily life of my country. I grew up within an artistic and technological environment. I decided to study Computer Systems for Management in university as well as Philosophy. On the other hand, I have been developing creative and artistic skills throughout my life. I’ve studied music composition and execution and I write and illustrate for newspapers and magazines.

The described background drove me, inexorably, to work within the artistic sector of my country. In this way, I got aware of the problems and challenges that Mexico faces mainly in its cultural institutions. I knew that earning a Masters in Arts Administration and Cultural Policy – Music Pathway at Goldsmiths would enhance my knowledge and skills needed for the contemporary challenges in the Mexican cultural sector through a programme that brings together humanities, social sciences, and public policy, as well as managerial skills for the arts administration. Likewise, the Music Pathway will equip me with a multidisciplinary approach so as to expand my musical training

Even though I have just a few months in Goldsmiths, it feels as if I belonged years before. At the beginning I had a fixed idea of what is Goldsmiths about, but since the first days, these ideas were challenged. It's like being in a big family; the staff is so friendly, the teachers are great, but the best thing I've found out are the students, the community that keeps Goldsmiths alive. You get the feeling that Goldsmiths is a bottom up College, where the new ideas begin within the community and then they flow upwards. The students are always looking forward to be challenged, to think differently and to find new approaches. There's a strong sense of multidisciplinary at the College, and thus, there always are great opportunities for collaborations. Definitely Goldsmiths changes you in many ways. It won't be easy to forget this extraordinary experience and I am glad to reckon myself as a Goldie!

Being on the MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy (DMP) course at Goldsmiths was a journey that slowly began shaping me as a professional. During the course, I began to understand some essential components for DMP practice: supervision, personal therapy, private dance practice and clinical work. At the same time we were building on our skills as trainee DMPs and developing our studies.
 
During the course, I began understanding what it meant to 'develop a relationship' through movement. I started to realize the powerful healing qualities of movement through interacting with others. With time, I began experiencing that it was about paying attention to the moments when a movement becomes symbolic, or when feelings were expressed creatively through different movement qualities within a safe, contained space.
 
The course allowed me to be part of a peer group that was formed of many talented and highly capable individuals who helped me change positively and learn in many ways. It was not long until I realized how much I enjoyed the work during my placements. It was not always easy, but I always felt supported by the staff team at  university.  Each tutor brought a wealth of experience and challenges during the learning process. As a life experience, the course took me on a journey into finding my own way of developing my practice, learning from others  and using movement and dance as a tool for self-discovery.
 
Since qualifying, I have presented my work at the first National Dance and Dementia conference in Liverpool in 2010 in the UK, and the conference 'The Arts as Therapy' in 2011 in Mexico. I am currently developing a research project for the Alzheimer's Foundation "Alguien con Quien Contar" in Queretaro, Mexico, in which collaborations are made with professionals in the UK.
 
I have worked with carers and family members of persons with dementia, and have lead DMT workshops. We are pioneering the work, but I feel that my training gave me the necessary tools and changed my thinking in such a waythat now I am able to see myself as a Dance Movement Psychotherapist and I am working to develop the work in my own country. 

In the future, I would like to complete a PhD or supervision training, but first things first; I am working on my clinical experience. I think I have found my unique way to dance, to practice, to experience my life and every possibility that it brings. As DMPs, we always work to find ourselves, and draw new paths in the journey through dance.