when not herding foreigners about in his capacity as an extras casting agent or enjoying the free wi-fi as he communicated with potential publishers of his theater writing and worked on his forthcoming play in the quiet corner of an unusually foreigner-friendly cafe ( their menus were not only written in hindi and marathi , but also in english , german , french and italian and the reasonably priced establishment was situated less than a block from the arms ) , arden would hurry away to the slum , navigating the paths which glistened under oily slicks of shit , urine and refuse , until he found mitras flimsy cabin .