Ok so this week has been just crazy. I challenge you to find a busier schedule. So, on Wednesday I moved from an apartment into the most beautiful house. Not only are my two new roommates super nice, but they are also so easy to get along with. I can't tell you how at home I feel, it is just awesome! Anyways, I am just so pleased with how it all worked out!
On Thursday I started my new full time job at the Scotiabank contact centre, and already after two days I feel pretty lucky and happy to be there. I think the job is going to be pretty fun and also a great opportunity. Woot!
In other news, my parentals are in China so I am hearing man a story from them as they travel. I wish I could be back there, as I spent three months over in Asia this past summer with my friend Thibaut. What I would give to go back to one of those trave memories. Anyways, I am getting off topic here.
To back track a little, on Tuesday I attended my first Uganda dance class. I showed up at Dance Halifax on Barrington, which is where they hold the class, but it is run by the Maratimes Centre for African Dance. The class was only myself and one other girl, Dawn. The teacher, Vickie was a past session student as well and was now teaching the class. She is from Uganda and was really sweet. We learned a dance called Achoeli (I know I am spelling/ potentially saying that wrong) It was really hard but also really fun. African dance is very rewarding to your mind and body, because it requires you to be able to do a lot things at once all while coordinating every part of your body going in different directions. When you finally succeed at getting a move down, it makes you feel pretty good.
We did the Acholi dance to this music. I am really enjoying listening to music that I know nothing about. It's very refreshing. And although the music doesn't sound too crazy, I assure you that the dance is very involved and really fun. The class was also a great work out! Always a bonus.
It would be great to see other people come out! They do classes on an individual basis so I think you can join whenever, so if you are interested I have posted the info at the bottom to contact the centre.
I also attended my third latin dance class yesterday, and it is going great. I have such a great group of people to learn with. They are so sweet and fun to be around and we all encourage each other. We did the Meringue, Salsa and Tango. Leslie, the instructor and owner of Shake it is great and has really been giving us all the tools we need to be able to do the dance. What I love about it the most though is that we are all interacting and participating in the dances together, unlike a lot of dance classes where it is so regimented and the teachers can be a little too strict. It's just really fun!
So on the agenda for the weekend, is a good night of champagne, dancing at Pacifico and then Reflections! This will be followed by the market tomorrow morning, candy apple making with my most delightful friend Amanda, hula hooping on sunday and hopefully another craft night with Andrew! Apparently we are working on either rubber stamping or a textiles project! how mysterious and exciting!
Stay tuned my ducklings... plenty of exciting things going on!
And now some info:
Maritime Centre For African Dance
2594 Agricola St
Halifax, NS
B3K 4C6
(902) 425-7443
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