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so after 3 attempts i finally made it to an afghan wedding. i think because i totally didn't expect to actually go and was going to work all afternoon is why it came together. murphy's law. it was a staff member who got married. the whole situation was kind of surreal. i went during the ladies time. so apparently only men go to the wedding ceremony, and close male relatives. and then then men celebrate in the morning. i went in the afternoon and it was all women, dressed in their disco...
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Hello everyone! So I know I've been a bit quiet lately. But here I am! Still in Afghanistan, with less than a week to go. I figure this is a good time to write, before the stress sets in of trying to accomplish all my tasks. Right now it's Saturday morning and still not real to me that I'm leaving so soon. So I've had a relatively quiet few weeks, focusing on my work. Haven't done a lot of site visits - lots of computer time. That's why I haven't written much!
I'm definitely goin...
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hi everyone! It's hot and dusty as usual in Afghanistan. My life made a bit of a shift today. I found out this morning that I will spend the rest of my time here (1 month) in Shiberghan rather than Maimana. The old governor who had been given the boot has returned to power and not everyone is happy about it, so I'm in a different province now. It makes sense anyway, since the most of the staff I had been working with in Maimana are away for awhile. The news came as a bit of a surprise t...
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hey guys. saw more of afghanistan yesterday. actually a lot for one day. i probably barely went more than 30 miles, but i was in the car much of the day. which i don't mind b/c i have a strong stomach and find it all fascinating. so interesting to see everything going on out the window. i went to check out our programs so i could get a much better sense of the programs that i am working on. first stop was a village where the school health and nutrition class was held in a tent. It was...
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Hey everyone! So I've been in Afghanistan almost a week. And my luggage still has yet to arrive. Tomorrow is supposed to be my lucky day. It finally arrived in Kabul on Saturday. I was in a tiny 10 seater plane that scoots ngo workers around the country, sitting on the tarmac, waiting to depart for Maimana, and I swore I could see them unloading my bag from the Dubai flight that had just arrived. A car from Kabul was supposed to bring my bag in a car with some folks to the next town ove...
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afghan wedding
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so after 3 attempts i finally made it to an afghan wedding. i think because i totally didn't expect to actually go and was going to work all afternoon is why it came together. murphy's law. it was a staff member who got married. the whole situ...
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afghan reflections
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Hello everyone! So I know I've been a bit quiet lately. But here I am! Still in Afghanistan, with less than a week to go. I figure this is a good time to write, before the stress sets in of trying to accomplish all my tasks. Right now it's Sa...
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dust and dreams
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hi everyone! It's hot and dusty as usual in Afghanistan. My life made a bit of a shift today. I found out this morning that I will spend the rest of my time here (1 month) in Shiberghan rather than Maimana. The old governor who had been given ...
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more from ol afghie and burning man prep
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hey guys. saw more of afghanistan yesterday. actually a lot for one day. i probably barely went more than 30 miles, but i was in the car much of the day. which i don't mind b/c i have a strong stomach and find it all fascinating. so interesti...
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It's evening prayer call time. Do you know where your children are?
(blog entry)
Hey everyone! So I've been in Afghanistan almost a week. And my luggage still has yet to arrive. Tomorrow is supposed to be my lucky day. It finally arrived in Kabul on Saturday. I was in a tiny 10 seater plane that scoots ngo workers around ...
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