I talked to Mary at Timbaktu yesterday. We're going ahead with the idea of me working for them for some time. I will go there the coming Sunday or Tuesday and spend a few days initially there and take it from there.
So its decided. I am going to be spending a significant part of the next few months in the middle of nowhere with no heated water, limited phone, electricity and net connectivity. Its going to be bloody hot. And I have only a vague idea of what I intend to achieve there. So why ?!
Basically because my thing in life seems to be to stumble on new and interesting and important things, and I feel that I have to follow them up. What they do at a place like Timbaktu is so different from what 90% of us do, or care about, so I expect it to be very mind-broadening to spend some time with them.
It could be a difficult adjustment (I spent two days there earlier and ended up with tinnitus!).
2 comments:
good luck and best wishes.
Here's the stuff that I bought for you from the bloomingdale library.
( a ) John le carre novel - 50 c
( b ) 1984 - 50 c
( c ) Robert fulghum book - 1$
( d ) random mystery writer - 50 c.
two other books. All in all 4 $.
Nothing in your list there.
Arvind
As the day draws nearer ..... Good luck from Seshu and me during this sabattical. Hope you find whatever it is you're looking for!!
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