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It's especially not impressive because you can definitely hit sub-30 with just the beginner's method.

It was the standing ovation at the end that did it for me. Of all the classes I've taken so far I've never seen so much appreciation and respect for a teacher, and of course, Professor Filippenko is the only teacher I've had so far that deserves it all.

If you ever find yourself in the Bay Area, UC Berkeley has classes on gamelan, both history and performance, and I'm sure the students would love to hear about your experiences. When I studied there, we had well known gamelan musicians from Indonesia who shared their lives and played with us and it was a huge honor.

I'm drawing from a sample size of one here but I had a family friend who had stage four lung cancer and she looked miserable her last few months. Scrawny, no color in her skin, unable to do much so her muscle deteriorated immensely. The girl in her pictures looks healthy. Coupled with the fact that she claims she is from England but now Minnesota is cause to be skeptical.