Monday, September 19, 2011

Today's dilemma .  .  . reciprocity.  I am asked to pay for the interviews and the translators, something I believe is important and necessary.  I wasn't completely expecting this, but for the paper I feel it is imperative that I pay them somehow what they desire, I am just not sure I can afford to write this paper since I am on scholarship and I am not making much money myself.   I will have to think about what my next moves are.  Definitely have a message out to Jeff so there are no surprises in store for the three of us when we go in June.  I am thinking there may be need for some more discussion.  I am now starting to wonder about the project.  If I am volunteering to take two months off from my paying part-time job to help the Batwa preserve their history, do the people of the BDP and the Batwa understand I am not getting paid and neither are Jeff and Dan?   I believe the prep work is imperative, their traditions and history are important; am I the one to do it?  Jeff is the lead man on the project as far as the connections to the Batwa and getting us there, Dan and I are the creative team behind the video . . .  I am the instigator of the project.  Now would be the time to find out expectations . . . theirs and ours.

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