diff --git a/.bash_android b/.bash_android
index f9039e3..5359abb 100644
--- a/.bash_android
+++ b/.bash_android
@@ -1,32 +1,38 @@
+#############################
+# SETUP THE FOLLOWING LINKS
+#############################
 #
-# set the path to android executables
-#
-# using /usr/local/opt with symbolic links  (just like brew)
-#
-# ln -s  /Applications/android-dev/android-sdk-macosx  /usr/local/opt/android-sdk
-# ln -s /Applications/android-dev/android-ndk-r10d /usr/local/opt/android-ndk
-#ANDROID_SDK_HOME='/usr/local/opt/android-sdk'
-#ANDROID_NDK_HOME='/usr/local/opt/android-ndk'
-ANDROID_HOME='/Applications/android-dev/android-sdk-macosx'
-ANDROID_SDK_HOME=$ANDROID_HOME
-ANDROID_NDK_HOME='/Applications/android-dev/android-ndk-r13b'
-#ANDROID_NDK_HOME='/Applications/android-dev/android-ndk-r14-rc1'
-ANDROID_AVD_HOME=~   #/Users/j3g
-ANT_HOME=' /usr/local/opt/ant'
-JUNIT_HOME='/usr/local/lib/junit'
-BUILD_TOOLS_VER='25.0.2'
-
+# 0) using /usr/local/opt with symbolic links  (just like brew)
+# 
+# 1) create links to paths of android sdk/ndk tools binaries
+#   ln -s  /Users/j3g/apps/android-sdk  /usr/local/opt/android-sdk
+#   ln -s  /Users/j3g/apps/android-sdk/ndk-bundle /usr/local/opt/android-ndk
+# 
+# 2) create links to JDK  (Android Studio includes a Java 8 SDK, so use that)
+#   ln -s "/Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents/jre/jdk/Contents/Home" /usr/local/opt/java-home
+# 
+# 
+# [ MISC ]
 # Standard Defatul Java SDK location
 # sudo ln -s /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_77.jdk/Contents/Home /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/current
-
-# Android Studio includes a Java 8 SDK, so use that
-# sudo ln -s "/Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents/jre/jdk/Contents/Home" /usr/local/opt/java-home
+# GRADLE_HOME="/Applications/Android Studio.app/Contents/gradle/gradle-4.1"
+# 
+# 
+ANDROID_SDK_HOME='/usr/local/opt/android-sdk'
+ANDROID_NDK_HOME='/usr/local/opt/android-ndk'
+ANDROID_AVD_HOME=/Users/j3g
+GRADLE_HOME="/usr/local/opt/gradle"
+ANT_HOME='/usr/local/opt/ant'
+JUNIT_HOME='/usr/local/lib/junit'
+BUILD_TOOLS_VER='25.0.2'
+# assumes a symbolic link has been created (from setup above)
 JAVA_HOME='/usr/local/opt/java-home'
 
 # path to binaries
 export JAVA_BIN=$JAVA_HOME/bin
+export GRADLE_BIN=$GRADLE_HOME/bin
 export ANT_BIN=$ANT_HOME/bin
-export PATH=$ANT_BIN:$JAVA_BIN:$PATH
+export PATH=$JAVA_BIN:$GRADLE_BIN:$ANT_BIN:$PATH
 
 # environment vars -- used by build tools (ant)
 export JAVA_HOME=$JAVA_HOME