3 years ago when I was in the last congress in Krems, I hoped that I would be admitted in a master course and attend the World Congress of Music Therapy in Tsukuba. Never did I know that I participated as a student scholar, and I had a fruitful and memorial time.If I have not decided to go to the conference a year ago, I would not have the motivation to participate in the poster session. I was presenting about music therapy and depression and it was a great learning experience. I hereby thank Professor Jörg Fachner and Annabelle Brault for their time and advice, as I have never present a poster in a public conference, and this gives me the courage to continue in the future. What makes it even better is that I had the chance to watch other participants' presentation and make new acquaintances.Clearly, enjoying beer and delicious cuisine with new friends is not the only benefit, we had a great time exchanging views upon our clinical experience, discussing the development of music therapy. Another great thing is our wide cultural vividness, which we had a glimpse of how music therapy works in other countries. I am so fortunate to have such a global network, keeping up to date of other's work and having a possibility of international collaboration in the future. With more similar connections and dedicated efforts, I believe music therapy research will greatly benefit from more evidence and mutual inspiration.One of the most amazing benefits in a world conference is to get inspired from the top professionals. While having a great interest in mental health area, I was stunned by some of the fascinating presentations, one of which was talking about the possibility of personality disorder's symptom in the client's music. Meanwhile, I also learnt that my journey as a music therapist/ researcher is just a beginning; continuous supervision and further training is necessary. A spotlight of the conference is the vocal psychotherapy workshop I joined. I hope I will join this advanced training soon, not because of its popularity, but the fact that I want to find out more about my voice, and its' impact on the client.I would like to thank the WFMT once again for the precious student scholarship. I will aim at attending the next congress in 2020, contributing a little in the research field, meeting old and new friends, and finding new directions, in South America.Hugo WongAnglia Ruskin University
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