http://snapandscribble.com/20081005-a-burqa-and-a-hard-place-by-sally-cooper a blog by Will Kemp Wed, 05 Aug 2009 11:29:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://snapandscribble.com/20081005-a-burqa-and-a-hard-place-by-sally-cooper/comment-page-1#comment-243 sonia Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:18:24 +0000 http://snapandscribble.com/?p=446#comment-243 I am half way through and the fact it's gonna finish soon makes me sad too. For now, it makes me laugh: " i had enough of good life to call myself an aid worker" (think it should be printed on t-shirts), describtion of the airport hole, "personal security details" and their carriers, afghan men, who are not bullies, but just afgnans and many more. I think, in order to fully enjoy it, it's advisible to have a dubious experience of working/living in Afghanistan, as people who haven't been there might not believe that Development Inc functions like that (I've personally witnessed people preparing for pink parties (party where everyone should wear everything pink), having yoga classes, where afghans who would like to join (not many would) were not allowed to (we've been there together, remember?) and other stuff like that. It's funny that everyone liked to live in denial and talk about "the bubble" and people living in the bubble over a strawberry smoothie in a closed restaurant. "Everyone sucks but not me" - that was in the air, at least i sensored that. I am half way through and the fact it’s gonna finish soon makes me sad too. For now, it makes me laugh: ” i had enough of good life to call myself an aid worker” (think it should be printed on t-shirts), describtion of the airport hole, “personal security details” and their carriers, afghan men, who are not bullies, but just afgnans and many more. I think, in order to fully enjoy it, it’s advisible to have a dubious experience of working/living in Afghanistan, as people who haven’t been there might not believe that Development Inc functions like that (I’ve personally witnessed people preparing for pink parties (party where everyone should wear everything pink), having yoga classes, where afghans who would like to join (not many would) were not allowed to (we’ve been there together, remember?) and other stuff like that. It’s funny that everyone liked to live in denial and talk about “the bubble” and people living in the bubble over a strawberry smoothie in a closed restaurant. “Everyone sucks but not me” – that was in the air, at least i sensored that.

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