A big step for N

We got to know yesterday that N had passed her stage 1 LAMDA( London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art ) exam with 62 %. This exam required her to recite a simple poem on stage and also to engage in a short conversation about her favourite toy ( she took along her Frozen Elsa doll !! ) with the judge. H and I were thrilled about it and were very proud of her. Whilst I might think that she is really shy, I think her inner confidence is increasing slowly but surely.

It doesn't seem to be a big deal for her at all. She's just a kid after all and has probably forgotten about it all together. Nevertheless, we will start practising for the next stage now.

We went out for a celebratory lunch today to her favourite restaurant Saravana Bhavan and she had already decided her order even before we got there - Puri and Aloo Sabzi ! Here's to many more achievements for my little girl !


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  1. Ram5:21 am

    Congrats to Nithya on her good performance . Wish her all the best in her future tests .
    I really like the way she sometimes asks few questions. Child's mind is different !

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