It was Elli’s day to do field work today, so she left early this morning with Helena, another Swedish student who is here to visit us. I stayed in all day, transcribing my notes and transferring GPS points and reading scientific articles and knitting a little.
The sun went down in an orange haze. Elli and Helena found mango at the market, despite it not being mango season, and to be honest, I’m so happy I have Elli here. For many reasons. But today, in particular, because she needs the car too, so that I can allow myself to have these half-efficient days at the hotel. Doing fieldwork is so much more exhausting than what I could ever have imagined.
Katja Malmborg 