Back in the 21st Century!
Wow! I just walked round the corner to the shop and bought a newspaper!!!
That’s nothing special, you’re thinking, i do it all the time – or, at least, i could if i wanted to…
But it’s a real novelty for me after being in Afghanistan for seven out of the last eight months. Not only are there shops that sell newspapers here, but i can walk out the door – without a guard bolting the gate behind me and letting me in when i get back – and round the corner to the shop, in shorts and bare feet. That’s not something you can do in Kabul really.
The only newspapers available in English in Kabul are a couple of really crappy little ones and one that’s not quite so crappy, but still doesn’t really have much content. And there are no shops selling them – maybe you can get one from some kid on the street or something…
And that’s the first time i’ve walked down the road in shorts and bare feet for nearly eight months – since i left Australia. It’s something i used to do all the time and have done for nearly 20 years – all over the world. The weather’s not always suitable for it in England though!
I could start to get used to this sort of freedom!
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