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May Madness

3rd workshop of day 3 of intense tango fest and my feet and mind had just about enough. I went downstairs in the Union to get a subway and sat in the quiet that envelopes the basement during Spring semester when no one else is around.

Teachers were good, met new leaders that I connected well with, was amazing having a La Cumparsita for every day =), felt so normal but I still missed my gaggle of girlfriends to laugh over things about and gossiping over shoes!

It was brilliant trying to see whether a year on I could match the amazing skills that AA leaders have and I was not disappointed with myself, or with them. Where Leaders>Followers?! Gasp, shock, horror.

But inspite of everything, the tango that really left me feeling connected was just general weekly practica with the old guards of tango. The ones that are always there, it was brilliant hanging out with them too and reminds me about how I discovered the other people that make up Ann Arbor, not just the undergrads, it's a whole lifestyle.

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