When I started my blog in January and named it “Whithersoever thou goest” from Joshua 1:9, I had no clue that Anya’s and my journey would be so different in just a few months. I was imagining of 6 months of sabbatical, but now it has expanded beyond Norway with pending changes: 2015-16 academic year in Bellevue, and beyond in Sweden. It is a needed reminder of God’s presence and providence.
Anya went off to school, but the Subway affect from yesterday had her feeling slightly ill. She returned just before noon. This meant that she missed out on the 5K run in the late afternoon. I did inform Subway of the issue via an online customer service submission. I hope it will prevent others from getting sick.
I stayed home to finish reading the Maasai book, typing direct quotes into Nota Bene software when there was content that relates to my dissertation. Over all, I was disappointed. He didn’t develop the Oreteti tree metaphor to even where I could connect things meaningfully with it. While I’m not Maasai, I have an understanding of the Maasai worldview that is beyond a beginning understanding, and he couldn’t even engage me. I did glean some bits, but not as much as I had hoped.
My brother-in-law, Steve, was a great help today and delivered via email what others couldn’t do. There is a 1904 early ethnography by Moritz Merker written in German, but there is an unpublished English translation that was only available on microfiche. Steve was able to get the microfiche and get me some of the text. Their microfiche machine was so old that they were not confident in getting the whole thing copied, so I got 3 chapters that related to my work. Way to go Steve!
Mid-afternoon, I took a few minutes outside in the sunshine. Then back to finish up the book and look at some Merker.
With blessings,
Beth