Hi it's Emory. I had a wonderful time and will be back next year. The only feedback I have is about the string lights you had on the tables outside when Vienna and Alex shared their new songs. I noticed that Michael had to completely shield his eyes from the string lights. For people (like my 11yr old and ex-wife) who are light sensitive and/or prone to migraines, pulsing or flickering light can trigger migraines. Exposed bulbs (even small ones) can also bring on a headache. Fortunately this is easy to mitigate. I recommend using string lights that have small frosted balls covering the bulbs. This diffuses the light enough. This is kinda like the difference between an exposed ceiling florescent light vs a floor lamp. Also, keep the brightness consistent.

M3 was epic. The Hacienda Del Rio was the perfect venue; I loved having a place all to ourselves that was kinda like a little campus! A different vibe than two bigs cabins for sure and admittedly when I heard we were doing it in a hotel I was skeptical, but you guys know what you're doing. It was perfect. I especially loved goofing around in the pool for hours. As always, it was the perfect balance of programming and free time for me. Seeing everyone from previous years was like a family reunion and I made awesome new friends too. Loved the pizza, loved the tacos, although I made questionable life choices on the latter and ate way too many of them, but no regrets. If I were to make a wish for the future, I would love to see Multitudes happen in a state that’s both cooler in temperature and blue in political leanings. Saying this with the qualifier that I really don’t believe in isolating ourselves in a bubble love that we found such a lovely little sanctuary in the Hacienda Del Rio, but I worried a bit about our trans friends and their comfort levels in Texas. And admittedly, I’m not familiar with the area around the Hacienda, so for all I know it might’ve all been super liberal and totally safe. But it was something I was conscious of; I went through security with Florence in Austin and she got held up for long enough to make me nervous, and I was getting scared it was some kinda passport nonsense related to her gender marker, and hilariously, it was only due to her forgetting she had pepper spray in her purse. ;D Aside from that, we all know I’m a winter lover who would happily attend Multitudes when temps are in the negatives, but I would loooooove to see M4 in some place that’s between my freakish preferences and “feels like 111”. :) All in all, I had an absolutely fantastic time and can’t wait for the next Multitudes, assuming there will be one, and gosh golly geez, I hope there is!!! Thank you to the planning team for EVERYTHING!

What an amazing experience! Wonderful people, wonderful activities. Wish it had been longer!

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It was a wonderful gathering of very special humans. The connections, experiences and opportunity for growth it offered will be in our hearts and memory for a very long time. Vienna and Alex have put together a truly unique journey that I highly recommend.