Chapter 9 Summary

Julius goes to a café where he and an older woman are the only patrons. When they are leaving, it is raining and so Julius shares the umbrella with the woman that tells him she is Czech. The woman invites Julius up to her hotel room for a drink and they end up having sex. The next day, Julius stays in bed reading. The day after that, Julius goes to the Internet café to phone Dr, Maillote, the lady he met on the airplane and she tells him to call her on Monday so they can have dinner before Julius leaves Brussels. He starts a conversation with the shopkeeper, Farouq, who tells him that one of his projects is to figure out how different people interact with each on a global level. Farouq says that people from all over the world interact with...