Phew, it's been a busy day today. Several practice sessions, and each one I had to answer! Because Alex and I hang out together every night, I don't think about studying at all. But it doesn't seem to affect performance. Getting out and talking nonsense with a confident look is my superpower.

“You said you didn’t prepare for classes,” Sveta recalls.

- Yeah. I had to improvise, I throw up my hands.

“I can’t invent what I don’t know,” Taya laments and throws an admiring glance at me: “It’s cool that you can compose so well. This is talent.

“Come on,” I wave. “Just a habit from school. There were...