Ah, ready for bed...Been a lovely day...Slept in til 7:30am as today was a moonday...Spent the better part of my day writing - yes I do love to write - no not just blog...

I left my flat around 3:30pm to head to my Kanadda lesson, which was rockin today - we worked on learning pronouns - Hema taught them to me and then we used the remainder of our session writing sentences using the pronouns with vocabulary I've already learned - I was really surprised by how many words I've actually have imprinted in my memory bank...
She would say a sentence in English - like "those are beautiful flowers" and ask me to write in Kanadda...Since there are two ways, essentially, to write each pronoun, I had to understand which context called for which use...I had a blast with this exercise b/c it's just the type of progression I'd hoped for with these lessons - I've learned a lot of words, now I need to utilize them to really retain in zee head - and also need to work on writing and saying sentences and phrases so I get used to hearing them....Was a fantastic lesson....

After my Kanadda lesson, I went straightaway to Sindhu's house for my dance lesson - busy afternoon man...And as always Odissi was really wonderful - I had a great deal of energy pent in my body because I had not practiced today - so that was great for dance class - but the downside to no yoga is that my body was really stiff and my balance was way askew...Good nonetheless...We did review of many of the positions I've learned, worked more on the seventh Trebang and Chowka, and spent the last 45 minutes working on the item she's teaching me. She adds a little more each day, and nit picks on what we've already learned (which is great b/c I want to get this down perfectly)...Feels great that my body and mind are finally getting this stuff - the moves, the sequence, everything. Must admit I wasn't a big fan of the item for the first few days b/c it seemed so much more difficult than the positions we've been learning - which are already hard enough...But the more we practice the item (what I've learned of it) the more comfortable I feel doing it - and the more I really enjoy it ;)

Erin arrived at Sindhu's around 6:30pm as this is the night we'd all agreed was best for Sindhu to make dinner. Sindhu is so sweet - really a genuinely wonderful woman. She insisted Erin and I relax while she prepared a fabulous dinner for us - quite tasty too - she made an Italian pasta dish, Indian rice, curd, okra, and salad, and a really lovely dessert. I usually don't eat much for dinner and definitely not quite so late - but this was a special occasion well worth the possible tummy ache in the morning. I felt a little badly that Erin and I had to leave so soon after dinner, but it was already almost 9pm and we needed to get home and get to bed - need that sleep to ensure a delightful practice in the morning!