Ruminations

No, I'm not a cow, although, yes I did eat (part of) one for lunch today. Yes, it's true, I've gone completely over to the dark side, i've had meat during each meal I've been south of the equator....who knows where it'll all end....mmm my arm is looking tasty! No! There's bug spray on it, not for eating!

So, as you the blog reader might surmise, these are random ruminations. But beware, you might get something out of them.....

Rumination 1) It is imperative that one have a musical instrument in the field. This serves not only as an ice breaker, and a time-killer, but is instrumental (OMG that is too funny) in warding off marauding tropical plants (see previous post).

Rumination 2) It is imperative that one have a computer...Ok, maybe not, I'm sure our anthropological forefathers somehow survived...but how I don't know. Seriously though, when one has internet access it makes maintaining communication with friends and loved ones, not to mention potential research collaborators and interviewees, much easier.

Rumination 3) It constantly astonishes me how much literature is out there in other languages (namely that of the country you're working in-yes they do read and write down here!) I came across a bibliography of MST related scholarship at http://www.landless-voices.org (which is a great sight for those interested in finding out what this MST thing is really about.

Rumination 4) One must eat and drink (not just coffee). It is too easy to keep doing whatever one is doing (walking all over the city, fighting figs with a mandolin, deep hanging out) without stopping for an actual meal...now where did that meandering cow go to.......