Never take half a foreign language class. That’s the lesson you learn when you’re in Mumbai and it’s too late to finish the “Intro to Hindi” course you bailed on. Excited for my first Tai Chi class, I put on my best martial arts attire, headed downtown, and opened the “dojo” door to find… cups, saucers, tea leaves, and a group of the nicest retirees you’ll ever meet. “How much ginger do you like in your tea?” was the second most asked question I got in Chai Tea for Beginners… runner-up only to “Why aren’t you wearing shoes?”