Vignettes
I, like many in our group, choose to work in situations far beyond the comfort level of most Westerners. For instance, for my story in Dharavi slum in Bombay, I rented a very, very simple room in the slum and lived there alone for two and a half months. In the course of the assignment I left the premises of the slum maybe a total of 6-7 times. The exposure to unsanitary conditions, un-luxurious living conditions and safety issues are far beyond normal working conditions. I (and we as a group) do this more than voluntarily and it is our passion, but it still is relevant in terms of what we put up with to do our jobs.
