Childish laughter and warm consideration welcome the trainees to the calligraphy class. Later, the instructor teaches me how to make full use of my brush pen. She teaches everyone. An encouraging word here and there, from 10:10 a.m. to 11:25 a.m. on Tuesdays.
As I looked around at the four strangers’ faces in the hot tub, I felt a frisson of anticipation and a sense of excitement – something I hadn’t felt for a.