choices

"Over a meal of fried plantains and bony fish from the Chari River, she told me that, among the variety of aid workers, two broad categories stood out: the runners and the seekers. The runners were fleeing their past lives; the seekers were looking for adventure or enlightenment. She was a runner, she said, but offered no details.

She went on to say that she had reached a point in her life where she must make a choice. She was thirty-three, young enough to return to her country and try to establish a life with marriage, children, and a home. Or she could continue on as she was, with reassignments every few years and little chance for marriage and children. “Look around,” she said, “and you’ll see that this business is full of women thirty-five to forty-five who are strong, competent, good at what they do, and single.” She had never had a long-term relationship. She must make a choice, she said. It seemed to me that she already had."Lives of the Saints

world town

i am looking for african and indian music recommendations please. current, young, goodasshit music please. i can't get enough of the small bit i listen to but i don't really know how to find more stuff so i'm looking to my musical forward friends for suggestions. barber and kenza (and maybe iain?) i'm looking in your directions please! not to discount anyone else but i feel they are the most likely to listen to this type of stuff. barber i know you do so please read this and respond

out of africa

"She could be hurt, or worse!"
"I imagine she knows that."