Hanika's Stories

  I am very happy to share my amazing conversation with Mansee Singhi. She is a dance artist who performs Kathak which is originally from the northern part of India. She is a very dedicated performer, choreographer and a teacher. I was very excited to interview my very own mother and she had a lot of good information to share. These are some of the questions I asked her: 1. What inspired you to start your path in dancing? When Mansee was 4 years old, she was inspired by dance shows on TV. Her mother, my grandma, saw her excitement about dancing and enrolled her into dance classes. Finally, she started taking lessons at the age of 7 and has never looked back. She spent many years learning but by the time she was in middle school, she thoroughly enjoyed creating new choreographies which kept her going till date. Her teachers in her journey also were a big driving force. 2. Were there any important lessons you learned throughout your journey? One of her biggest learnings is to respec...

  On March 30th 2024, I experienced Universal Studios for the first time. My parents and I drove to Universal Studios from our airbnb. It was 48 minutes and we got there early so we could do all the rides. The parking lot had very smart and humorous labels based on characters. We were in the King Kong slot 🙂.  As we were walking towards the park, I saw the iconic Universal ball. We definitely took many pictures there. The park had so many decorations, sound & TV effects. I went on so many rides. I went on the Revenge of the Mummy, Minion Mayhem, Villain Con, Racing through New York starring Jimmy Falon, Hogwarts Express- King’s Cross Station, The amazing adventures of Spiderman and Popeye & Bluto’s Bilge- Rat Barges. I had so much fun.  I would not ride the Revenge of the Mummy again because it was way too intense for me especially this being my first time. It may have scarred me for life. LOL. All of these rides were in 2 different parks in Universal. I also en...