I had my meeting with Vidya, the classical Indian violinist, today.  It was basically just amazing.  I had no idea you could make those kinds of sounds come out of a violin.  Vidya and a student that she's been teaching for about 15 years basically gave a mini-concert to Gene and me (and then they fed us lunch... because food must be involved in everything).  Hopefully, I'll be starting lessons soon, and Vidya insists that by the time I'm home, I'll be able to play at least a few different musical modes.  I'm excited to get started!