Monday, December 10, 2007

BUKHARA INTERNET CAFE

EVERYTHING I OWE IS ON ME. IT IS NOT SO COLD TODAY THOUGH. BUT EVEN THE OTHER GUYS AROUND ME ARE EQUALLY DRESSED. FIRST I'VE THOUGHT THEY ARE CLIENTS LIKE ME. WRONG. THESE ARE THE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE READY FOR A DAY AT WORK - LIKE IN ROMANIA, THE OFFICES ARE ON THE COOL SIDE,FOR NLACK OF HEATING. I'VE COME FOR THE UZBEKISTAN AIR - A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE ITINERARY - THAT HAS BEEN WORKED ON SINCE THIS MORNING - 'THE COMPUTERS ARE DOWN IN THE ENTIRE CPUNTRY " I WONDER. I HAVE ACCESS TO THIS MACHINE AND SO DOES THE KID NEXT TO ME CHEWING GUM , PLAYING VIDEO GAMES AND LOOKING INTENSELY OVER MY SHOULDER . HOW MUCH HE UNDERSTANDS - I WILL NEVER KNOW.

MEANWHILE TO PUT UP WITH THE IDLE TIME I WALKED OVER TO THE UNIVERSITY - THE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS - AND PLANNED A STUDENT MEETING WITH MY GROUP FOR NEXT SPRING. THE RECTOR WEARING A LARGE FUR HAT, INVITED US WITH A WIDE SMILE OF GOLDEN TEETH. 'SURE IT WILL BE VERY INTERESTRING. I WAS IN NEW YORK AT NYU AND VISITED MIT AS WELL. WE WILL ARRANGE THE RENDEZ VOUS FOR YOU" . INSHALLAH.
THE SCHOOL LOOKED RATHER POOR, OUR BUCHAREST UNIVERSTIY BY COMPARISON FEELS LIKE SORBONNE. BUT IT WILL STILL BE VERY INTERESTRING.
HE HAS ALSO GIVEN ME A CONTACT IN TASHKENT. SO THAT'S THE NEXT STEP.

I KNOW COPERNICUS WAS BEFORE GIORDANO BRUNO, BUT WHO CLAIMED FIRST THAT THE EARTH IS ROUND. THE GREEKS WERE NOT THE ONES FOR SURE.
JUST CURIOSITY. I AM GOING BACK TO UZBEKISTAN AIR, MAYBE THEIR COMPUTERS WILL BE UP. IF NOT .BACK TO UNIVERSITY OR EVEN TO KAFETERIA ,FOR A NESS CAFE, CHOCOLATE CAKE AND DRY FRUITS. EVERYWHERE YOU ARE SERVED APRICOTS, DATES, NUTS..
AND EATING SUN FLOWER SEEDS IS A NATIONAL SPORT.
LITTLE TRIVIALITES FROM DOWNTOWN BUKHARA.
I WILL KEEP YOU POSTED.

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