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First Solo Trek to Kabbaldurga

10th October Lucky coincidence to have met KK at the bus stop who was my dance mate at Samsung, Hung out with the trek guide. Late night just asked what would happen if it rains.. and voila it started drizzling. Thankfully it stopped and meanwhile I went inside sleeping bag careful about my shoes being lost. giggling over my bag as a sharing pillow between me and guide. After being an athlete throughout my life, i was sad to realize that my legs felt weak at times. I need to start doing such physical activities move often. He told about the dark facts about Bangalore. Gundas, karates, kusthis still existis in Bangalore. For those who knew all these already, it was an epiphany for me.

Why training fails sometimes?

Him: Wht hav u been upto fr last two days? Me: Don't know Me: Browsing, reading, watching videos Him: Videos??? Me: About mind, psychology, running Him: Baaba re Him: N u call me crazy Me: Mind and psychology are my fav topics any day Me: Running awai I was exploring Him: Ok so what did you explore in running? Me: It feels good while running Me: Training is tougher than running ur race Him: Ye to hai Him: Bt isnt d same true for anything Him: Training shud b tougher than d actual event Me: Not exactly Me: Sometimes u are soo prepared but still pressure pulls you down Me: Expectation to be precise Me: If u succumb to pressure no amount of training or preparation helps Me: Specially for brain driven task Him: Hmm bt isn't tht also part of training Me: How do u train urself of the expectations? Me: However well prepared I was, why couldn't I score well in IIT? Him: Managing parent's expectatn may nt hav been handled dat well Him: Wht i meant is Hi

Learning through Arts- Day 3 - Day10

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Finally here is the photo-walk through all the remaining Arts Sparks Sessions from Day 3 to Day 10. Day 3: Black and White Collage. Day 4: Coloured Collage. Day 5: Making Head Day 6,7,8: Making upper Torso, limbs and detailing Day 9: Reflection A Sample video of kid talking about her hero. Day 10: Exhibition with kids, teachers, parents &  siblings and CRY members and volunteers.