What am I up to?

On the move.

In four weeks I’ll be leaving work to travel and then head to language school in Central Asia. This page is a log of what I’m doing, preparing for, and paying attention to.

Field notes

A live log

A few fragments from what I’m reading, noticing, and moving towards.

01
Edinburgh
Now

Leaving soon. Thinking about how language shapes the way we understand systems, culture, and place.

02
Caucasus
Next

Reading, exploring, reconnecting with writing code, planning routes, before arriving.

03
Central Asia
Soon

Main focus is language, then culture, politics, history, and everything else about this unbelievable part of the world.

04
On the move
Later

Who knows what comes next but I'm excited to see.

Reading

Just read / Currently reading

A few things shaping how I’m thinking at the moment.

05
Sovietstan - Erica Fatland
Just read

A travelogue and history of the five core Central Asian countries

06
Siddartha - Hermann Hesse
Just read

Fictional exploration of Buddhism through the life of one man.

07
Journey to the East - Hermann Hesse
Currently reading

...I'm still finding out.

Current location

Edinburgh

Still here for now — finishing work and organising what comes next.