Rena and her husband welcomed me, and offered touring guidance to get me started. The studio / Dance Lab: I slept better than I have all summer. There is peace there, and traveling as a single (middle aged) woman, I felt secure. I travel with a pen light and was happy to have it to lock the outer door efficiently. In my 11 days there, I believe there were 3 dance classes, and my belongings were intact, untampered with. A thought: I like to fall asleep while reading a book; happily I had a booklight with me as well.

Rena invited me to use her dance studio and, to be honest, after numerous 14-hour days of fantastic touring and exploring the city by bike and on foot, I returned to a moonlit studio and stretched, danced, or went "sock-sliding." I had a blast and slept unbelievably well.

Enjoy!