Reaching the Unreachable
A Survey Mission to an Oppressed Region Has Many Challenges
We rolled the SUV on day three of a three-month trip, and things went downhill from there. Although I had eagerly anticipated an adventurous life when I signed up to be a language surveyor, this was a bit much even for me!
During our months of preparation for the survey, we spoke extensively with people familiar with the region. Many tried to dissuade us. “Please don’t go there! Those people have very dark magic.” “The roads are very bad and dangerous, and there are too many lions.”
These warnings, intended to deter, were the very reasons that compelled us to go.
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