"The university here has an extensive library, but since the books arrive into the city in much the same way as people, there's never any guarantee. And, yes, Kozlow was next on the list," he says with a hint of something that could be considered a smile. "But I was told that I needed to endure this work in order to get the theoretical foundation and common language necessary to continue."

At this point in his life, it's all, quite literally, an academic pursuit for Sebastian.