Dear Bob,

I was in UC Berkeley in the early 1990s and had a great time with the religious crowds there. Pity
I'm back in Singapore now, otherwise it's a great idea to have people studying Pali over coffee or
tea.

Hope you will find your Pali companion.

Thanks for the warm memories though.

Sukhi

Piya

Bob Offer-Westort wrote:

> Hello, all.
>
> I'm new to the group, so I hope you'll understand if I commit any faux-pas in this first
> posting.
>
> I'm looking for a partner or a group of people with whom to study the Pali language in San
> Francisco.
>
> I began teaching myself from Warder about four years ago, but didn't make it past Lesson
> 5 before becoming too involved with other things to keep up my studies. Now, after a
> recent trip back to Thailand and picking up a translation of the Abhidhammattha Sangaha,
> I really want to get back to Pali, and I want to do it thoroughly and diligently, this time. If I
> had a set schedule, and others with whom to study, I think it would be easier for me to
> stick to my studies.
>
> I have both Warder's Introduction to Pali and Lily de Silva's Pali Primer. I think Warder is the
> better choice for me (I've learned a few other languages at least in part through formal
> grammars, and I'm comfortable with grammatical terminology), but I'm willing to work
> with whatever other people can access. I'd like for us to work on our own, but to meet
> once a week to compare exercises and clear up any confusion we may have encountered
> along the way. We can meet at my place (Lower Haight), a cafe, or at some mutually
> convenient location. I'm interested in going at a steady but easy pace (perhaps a lesson a
> week, if we do Warder?), but I'm open to other people's agenda, as well. I can certainly
> work faster. I'd rather not go more slowly.
>
> Please do e-mail me if this sounds appealing to you. We can work out the details.
>
> Bob Offer-Westort
> Bob@...
> (415)863-9758
>
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