Asian Angst
Arpana, which is as close as I can get to her name, came to clean my rental room three times a week. This is one of many services at the lodging I’ve chosen during my six month stay in an Asian country where I’m on a work assignment. She’s a small and quiet girl who usually tried to stay unnoticed. She came in every day except Sunday. I worked from “home” Tuesday and Thursdays so I would be there when she arrived, usually later in the afternoon. I always tipped her a quarter and she thanked me...