Narrative Essay On Literacy And Communication

Name: Amy Jacob Student ID: 11715477 Major/College: Communications/Drexel University Home Address: 24 Cherry Place Staten Island, NY 10314 School Address: 101 N. 34th Street Philadelphia, PA 19104 Email: [e-mail] Title of Paper: Why I Dance Assignment Description: Narrative Essay on Literacy and Communication Course and Section: Engl 101-126 Professor: Edward Fristrom I remember as if it was yesterday, that brisk, chilly, October evening, clutching tightly onto my mother’s hand as she and I strolled into the small, quaint building. As a timid child of five, I stood there cowering behind my mother while listening to her converse with an unfamiliar woman dressed in traditional Indian attire. After a few minutes, the woman turned toward me with a glowing smile, to whom I did not realize then that I would grow accustom.
Thinking back upon the past thirteen years has really helped me to realize what I truly had gained as a student of the Kalashri School of Arts. Even from the very beginning, I restlessly looked forward to Sunday afternoons, impatient to learn new routines. I was so eager for class, that throughout the week itself, I would set aside thirty minutes each day to practice what I had been taught. I still remember how embarrassed I would feel whenever my dance guru, Ms. Bina Menon, would comment on how attentive I was or how apparent it was that I had practiced thoroughly during the week. I have to admit though; it always did make me secretly proud when Bina Aunty would compliment me. I recall my first performance rather perfectly, the exhilaration I