<p>Well, something about that activity attracts her to it. Is it the contemplative nature of the art of calligraphy? Perhaps the visual or mechanical component? Is it meditative? Does doing calligraphy take her away from her more academic worries? I remember asking my kids if they wanted music lessons for a certain instrument. Both said they wanted to enjoy the activity for the sheer joy of it and that lessons or anything else that had a deadline or was a “resume” type of activity would make it seem like a job. Maybe this is just a creative, artistic outlet for your daughter to enjoy and she can talk about it without having been productive or super accomplished in any way. My son talked about his writing and why it was important to him and he hadn’t published the great American novel or anything. All essay topics are just a door one goes through to show the reader of picture of who they are as a person.</p>