Living in a small village, we didn’t have access to cinemas, hotels, or other sources of entertainment. Sometimes we had to take a long walk back to our home in Kargal from our school in Jog (about 6-7 km) when we missed our evening bus. We chatted endlessly about literally everything, including Kannada TV soaps, politics, cricket, girls, teachers, and so on. Sometimes we would get philosophical and start discussing life goals, the purpose of life, and world hunger.