Hello,
So as it turns out I don't need to wait until the end of December to make a decision on my plan from now. It may or may not come as a surprise to some of you, but I have decided to cut my trip to India short by 2 months. I had originally planned to spend 5 months in Kolkata and 2 months in Lucknow. I now plan to spend 3 months in Kolkata and 2 in Lucknow. Which means I'll return at the end of March 2014. The plan has been to study Kathak under Anuj Mishra in Lucknow, the son of my Guru's Guru however Pt. Arjun Mishra, his father, is very ill and so whether I will be able to go there to study depends on his health. If the months I now want to go there aren't suitable because of health issues then I shall come back at the end of January 2014.
My decision is based on a lot of reasons. Originally I wanted to come home earlier because I wasn't settling here and if I'm honest I'm still not completely settled. I also felt a little unwanted at times and a bit of a burden. I have since realised though that that isn't true.So reason number one is because I'm not completely settled here and I don't see the point in using up so much of my gap year somewhere where I'm not 100% happy. Another reason is that as much as I now know beyond doubt that I want dance in my life and I want to continue to train and perform, I don't know how much I want it as a profession. I haven't decided that yet, I might still pursue it as a profession but whilst I'm deciding I think it makes sense to use the rest of my gap year to explore my passion for languages. Perhaps the final reason I've decided to leave early is because I just feel that 7 months is too long in one place. This is my gap year, I have an entire year of my life do exactly what I want to do, why spend it all in India?
The plan after India is to find 3 work placements in French, German or Spanish-speaking European countries, on campsites or in youth hostels. Allowing for one or two weeks at home in between each. If I find 3 placements then I think I'll start a new blog for my travels in general. None of this is to say that this time in India has been a waste or that I won't enjoy the next 4 months. I'm going to work as hard as I can and I'm going to make the absolute most out of the time I have left here. I don't know if I'll ever come back to India so I am going to do what I can whilst I'm here. My goal is still to come back I better dancer than when I came here and so far I am realising that goal.
In other news I bought some shoes :)
So as it turns out I don't need to wait until the end of December to make a decision on my plan from now. It may or may not come as a surprise to some of you, but I have decided to cut my trip to India short by 2 months. I had originally planned to spend 5 months in Kolkata and 2 months in Lucknow. I now plan to spend 3 months in Kolkata and 2 in Lucknow. Which means I'll return at the end of March 2014. The plan has been to study Kathak under Anuj Mishra in Lucknow, the son of my Guru's Guru however Pt. Arjun Mishra, his father, is very ill and so whether I will be able to go there to study depends on his health. If the months I now want to go there aren't suitable because of health issues then I shall come back at the end of January 2014.
My decision is based on a lot of reasons. Originally I wanted to come home earlier because I wasn't settling here and if I'm honest I'm still not completely settled. I also felt a little unwanted at times and a bit of a burden. I have since realised though that that isn't true.So reason number one is because I'm not completely settled here and I don't see the point in using up so much of my gap year somewhere where I'm not 100% happy. Another reason is that as much as I now know beyond doubt that I want dance in my life and I want to continue to train and perform, I don't know how much I want it as a profession. I haven't decided that yet, I might still pursue it as a profession but whilst I'm deciding I think it makes sense to use the rest of my gap year to explore my passion for languages. Perhaps the final reason I've decided to leave early is because I just feel that 7 months is too long in one place. This is my gap year, I have an entire year of my life do exactly what I want to do, why spend it all in India?
The plan after India is to find 3 work placements in French, German or Spanish-speaking European countries, on campsites or in youth hostels. Allowing for one or two weeks at home in between each. If I find 3 placements then I think I'll start a new blog for my travels in general. None of this is to say that this time in India has been a waste or that I won't enjoy the next 4 months. I'm going to work as hard as I can and I'm going to make the absolute most out of the time I have left here. I don't know if I'll ever come back to India so I am going to do what I can whilst I'm here. My goal is still to come back I better dancer than when I came here and so far I am realising that goal.
In other news I bought some shoes :)
Camel leather, Rs. 550 - just over £5
20% off in a sale and then another discount because I didn't try and haggle, Rs. 320 - just over £3
and in case y'all were interested, this is the fabulous shop I got them in, definitely going back there!
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