Sohum Sutras

It is snowing here. Heavy snowfall. The temperatures are dipping. But inside it is warm and comfortable. Four of us went out for dinner. I have last few days left in US. Here is Yours truly with Daniel Trenner. We were cracking some Tango jokes. (Thats what we eat, breathe, talk about). This is Daniel's senior apprentice and his lovely mom, Naureen. Naureen is lovely. At 83, she is so active. She walks faster than me. She is cleanliness freak, very charming, she drives me and takes me shopping and in fact, to my surprise, helps me with shopping and selects right things for me. She is a voracious reader and you can discuss books with her. We are very fond of each other. With Daniel, in the studio, after finishing our dance practice and taking my heels off. Lauren, me and Daniel.

Life never gets easier. You just get stronger.

Tango community is diverse and yet closely knitted. It becomes like a family. And everyone is nice to each other and helps each other. I am not talking about the present Indian Tango community- that is nasty one. Actually to be fair, not all of them. Just a few of them- bad fishes, spoiling the whole pond. Soon India/Delhi too will have a Tango community which will be in every which way like any other international Tango community. In my international travels (majorly Tango related), I have been helped in every which way by Tango community- if I needed a Doctor, beautician, dentist, translator, you name it. I wanted to learn how to make vegetarian Sushi. Turns out that we had sushi chef, who is a student of Daniel. So we had a nice Sushi making demonstration and private class. We got to make sushi and of course, eat it too. Here is what you need. Optional to add pickled plums etc. Pickled plums look like this. All the ingredients for sushi. You get r...