One of my favorite quotes is a quote by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The quote states that "music is the universal language of mankind." To me this quote means that no matter what language you speak, music is always there to unite people. This summer I went to my first music festival and I met people from all over the world. From California to Spain to many other places, people gathered to enjoy the music. One girl that I met from Spain told me that she didn’t always understand what the songs were saying since her native language is Spanish. I asked her why she came to music festival where she couldn't understand everything that people were saying and she responded saying, it’s not always about the lyrics, but sometimes it’s about the feeling. Her response really spoke to me. Music is a way of expressing yourself, whether it be from the lyrics or melody. It is also a way of telling a story or communicating with others. An article by The English Magazine reminded