Life in Kabul involves the fun of going to parties. The first was this 1-year-old double party for Laila and Hannah, neighbors. Their mothers had arranged to have US decorations brought and we had a Hungry Catapillar party and it just happened to be Hungry Catapillar Day! Lots of people I didn't know, but the cupcake was good and Laila happy to be the recipient of some recycled gifts....an idea I think
has lots of merit. Instead of buying brand new
gifts, regift something. As families come and go
regularly, sales of personal goods are frequent and popular. Good stuff can be gotten that you can find nowhere else in the country.
Puzzles have been fun to do here, giving us something to work on together and providing a social context for visiting. Even the children helped us find pieces. We had no picture for this second one until Jon found the artist online and located the painting....Twilight Village.
Our friend and former housemate, Faith, recalled our doing this puzzle over two years ago and I gave it to her! It began to look familiar as we got it put together.
Jon and Mosa had lunch at The Blue Flame restaurant.....we have eaten there twice. The choices of places to eat out are diminshed with the sad happenings recently. Many places shutting down as people do not trust security.
Here is Dr. Jerry checking on a newborn (I think).....sure is tiny anyway. Jerry is a pediatrician from Chicago who works here about half the year and home the other half. He and Jon and two Afghan doctors from the residency are in HErat today looking at possibilities of helping set up a Family Practice Residency there in the future. Now you know what our next, and last, blog will be about. I need to go downstairs for movie night with our other guests. Shalom.
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