The most incredible, moving letter from a Tunisian student

A composition student in Tunisia wrote this letter to Cultures in Harmony Deputy Director Kimball Gallagher after performing for him in Beni Mitr, Tunisia, at the Atlas Music Academy in 2011:

I'm writing you this message to tell you that I'm so thankful and I owe you a lot. Really, none was considering my compositions, I didn't even get a little encouragement which made me even think to stop composing and that's what happaned, I stopped that for about 6 months before the training of the summer at Beni Mtir. I thought that people were not interested in what I'm doing and made me think I'm silly when saying: "I composed something " just because I don't interpret a lot for other composers like my other colleagues do. Plus, I was on my own, I live in a town when I couldn't even find a piano teacher, I visited Mdm Fusun once per year when I get the chance to go to the capital. It was really hard, so I was always trying to improve my techniques and myself through what I compose. even during the training I didn't have the chance to have a couple of courses from you. But the moment I played that piece for you, my life changed, that was the first time I feel that someone at least considered and gave value to what Im doing or trying to do. And then you put me on contact with Simon, with whom I'm doing great work and progressing a lot and he really feels what I'm doing. I am very happy now and I'm focusing on what I have. And all that thanks to you, that's why I wrote you this message to thank you Kimball :)