A Song inspired by Dr. Gushan “Garden” Harjee
by Global Village Project – Form 3, Spring 2017
Crespo, Dhuha, Fane, Farzana, Khaty, Mariam,
Maryan, Mbabazi, MuKu, Thil Gay, Unisha
CHORUS
Nothing’s gonna come easy
If you have a dream,
Don’t let anything stop you!
You’ll have hiccups and hurdles along the way
If you have a dream
Just follow it!
Born in Dar Es Salaam, grew up in Moshi Tanzania
Every morning we saluted Mount Kilimanjaro
No Asians in Africa, said Idi Amin
So I was flying for the first time at age 16
For High School I had to move to Pakistan
Goodbye to my family, to do what I can
When I was 6 years old, my grandma almost died
We lived far from the city, and so we tried
To reach the hospital, it was so far away
We made it just in time to save the day
I chose to be a doctor from that day on
Thanks to the Queen, I went to Med School in Iran
But then Iran had a revolution
So I fled to America for my education ‘Cause you know that –
CHORUS
I speak 6 languages, my first was Kutchi
In Tanzania, everybody speaks Swahili
English was the language we learned in school
In Pakistan you had to speak Urdu to be cool
In Iran in just 6 months, I learned Farsi
From my husband’s family, I learned Gujarati
BRIDGE Would you like to try a Tanzanian food?
Matoke, made with plantains, it’s a stew
You peel them, and boil them like you do potatoes
With garlic, onions, salt, pepper, and tomatoes
My dad’s dream was to be a doctor
He never realized his dream
But now my sister is a nurse and my brother and I are doctors
We made our dad so proud
When I saw so many people come to Clarkston from war
I helped start a Free Clinic, where all workers volunteer
When you’re sick, you want a doctor to know what’s happening
I understand sickness in 6 languages! Well you know that –
CHORUS Nothing’s gonna come easy
If you have a dream, don’t let anything stop you!
You’ll have hiccups and hurdles along the way
If you have a dream, just follow it!
I’m so grateful I came to this country
And thankful I was given this great opportunity
You ask me why I love medicine?
‘Cause I care for others and use my education
I help the old, the sick, people in pain
Anyone who needs me, anyone suffering
I’m having such a good time taking care of patients
I’m just loving it, I’m so fortunate
I’m so lucky, I’m just having a ball! But you know that –
CHORUS Nothing’s gonna come easy
If you have a dream, don’t let anything stop you!
You’ll have hiccups and hurdles along the way
If you have a dream, just follow it!
Follow it!
Follow your dream!