No matter our level of talent, nothing much really gets done without practice. Over the last few months, I’ve been working at my oil painting — and the drawing skills that go with it — and I’m seeing real progress.

Chef Chaouen's 'Red Sea', oil on canvas, 16x20"

And I recently revived my long-standing interest in tai chi and started a new endeavor that’s gonna require a lot of work — belly dancing! I always thought it would be fun (as with tap dancing and the tango), but I never pictured myself really doing it.