I'm as impressed as the next guy with the trend among mega law firms to offer prospective (or junior) associates hard cash to just go away for a while. Sure, it sounds like subsidized fun and games--"Just remember $65,000 goes a long ways in Mexico." But you could think of it also as sort of a Mini-MacArthur Grant. Go solve the Collatz Problem, for example. Or bind the feet of a leper. My recollection is that some pretty impressive scholarly careers were founded in the 30s by people who stayed in school because there wasn't any point in leaving.
Go ahead, do some good. And it might even look good on the resume.
("MacArthur Grant," says Patrick--"two of my favorite generals.")
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