#plaidideas

Your gaze is my warm embrace

I wave at to you until infinity and space

All my hopes into your frame

A photograph never always the same A moment is this I shall keep

With you in mind I can fall asleep

You are a dream

You are the sea unto the never ending stream What is this I shall write

Unto paper and unto stone

A promise

A promise of a warm "Hello".

One word, two syllables, and an infinity of possibilities.

"Hello." A greeting that a person uses, in order to greet someone, or to start a conversation. Most people use this word frequently; however, the significance of this word is usually forgotten. It is a simple word, but this very word can create so many beautiful things. Saying "hello" has started the majority of relationships, whether it be with a new classmate, a new bus mate, or even a complete stranger. Because of this "hello,” one can unknowingly meet a thoughtful friend, a trusted leader, a kindhearted teacher, or a considerate classmate. The next time "hello" is said, do not underestimate it. One will never know what the next greeting brings, and that is its beauty.

Ernie Harwell

Mixtape Mondays: Hello!

1. hello - martin solveig & dragonette

2. shake it off - taylor swift

3. what you know - two door cinema club

4. white sky - vampire weekend

5. june - oh, flamingo

6. we're going to be friends - the white stripes

7. l.i.f.e.g.o.e.s.o.n. - noah and the whale

8. awkward - san cisco

9. little talks - of monsters and men

10. the walker - fitz and tantrums

11. hard time - paramore

12. it's time - imagine dragons

13. all star - smash mouth

click here to listen: https://open.spotify.com/user/janllenzl/playlist/5yAF5y8dODxjvhKjfwvHtn

Bonjour!

Buongiorno!

Ni Hao!

Kon’nichiwa

And finally hello, and welcome to a new school year!

For our opening theme, we chose to go for a single word, almost invisible in how inconspicuous it is: Hello. But what is the purpose of a hello? We know it as a greeting, the start of a conversation, the meeting between both acquaintances and strangers. It is such an innocuous word, and one that we have indisputably used at least once in the past day, if not the last hour. We know its meaning, but we rarely contemplate what it, and its use, entail. Why would we, if its definition is so straightforward? And yet, it is sometimes in the simplest, most common things that we can find the most profound meaning, because what is a greeting, if not an invitation? What is a conversation, a dialogue, if not a story of people, for people?

Indeed, what is a hello if not the beginning of something new?

Throughout the next 8 months, we will have writers, photographers, and artists sharing their stories on this Tumblr page through their works, each post a new conversation with the reader, you. Some may be familiar while other may be foreign. And yet, in each new work lies the foundation of a new dialogue, an opportunity to learn more, and perhaps recognize a bit of yourself in those around you.

The year is only just beginning, and so, let us welcome you all with a resounding “Hello!”