This and That

Things are shaping up fieldworkwise, although I am not quite sure what I am studying anymore. After Silje left I've spent a lot more time with my tamil informants, also going off on trips with them, last week to Adam's Peak. A picture or two will appear on the blog in due time. The studentship issue is still unresolved, but I've been informed the $3000 fee they demanded is not applicable. I will, however, have to pay a fee, the size of which is yet to be determined (the Dean of Arts told me it would under no circumstances exceed $1000). I've become fluent in Tamil... yeah right. I am working at it, though.

There is so much I want to write on the blog, but somehow, after having written up my fieldnotes, I never have the energy. I will ask this question, though: Is anyone at all reading this? If so, please indulge me with a comment every now and then - in the language of your choice, be it Jiddish, nynorsk or Thai.

Ah.. and then I have to point everyone's attention in this ----> direction where a link will take you to a webpage of absolutely no lasting value to you, but where you nevertheless will find a picture of me :)

/haakon/in/kandy/