It's four hours before my flight leaves for Mumbai, or, more specifically, before I enter fourteen hours of being in the Twilight zone. Some things I've learned from the last few days at "home" (well, at Carleton):
1. The hardest part about choosing a topic for the independent study project is about building enough self-confidence. It took me so long to convince myself that my ideas do matter!
2. Fast internet connection definitely slashes your productivity. JSTOR surfing is something that will last many, many hours...
3. Americans are so generous about giving hugs. And more hugs. This applies to both males and females and is such a comforting experience when you're 10 000 miles away from home.
Anyway, I'll be doing a project on the folkloric and contemporary forms of the Mahabharata, an ancient Hindu epic of the "eternal battle between good and evil." Something I grew up with in Indonesia too!
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