The end is near….and then off to the motherland!

The end of Ramadan is near. Thank god! Only 2 more days to go (depending on this moon over here). It’s been tough, but a good experience so far. I think my favorite part has definitely been the spirit of it all, the amount of time everyone spends together, eating and cooking, there’s a huge community feeling in it. We had three very nice dinners this weekend – one with our local staff at a local restaurant, one in the compound, and then one at a friends place in the city. A nice last weekend of Ramadan.

I’m off to Delhi and Agra on Tuesday for five days with some friends from here for Eid. We have three days off here, so we thought it would be nice to do a short trip. There are five of us going and we are all counting the hours until we fly out. I’ve never been to India, so I am very excited!!!!!!!

It’ll be nice to get out of Kabul for a bit and to have the chance to walk around, eat good food and just be out. It’s scary how much you appreciate that; not having to get security clearance to go out, or face the possibility of a lockdown, or have to be searched each time you change locations. I’m back in Kabul on the 5th for 2 weeks; then I’m headed back to India again for what is going to be the trip of a lifetime.

My cousin and her husband have decided to adopt a baby girl from an orphanage in Calcutta, so I will be meeting up with them, as well as my uncle in mid-October to pick up the newest addition to our family, Zaleeya. To read their story check out Zaleeya’s blog: www.zaleeya.blogspot.com I’ll be meeting up with Zeena, Azeem and Mohammed Uncle in Delhi from where we will do a bit of traveling. We will then head over to Calcutta to pick-up Zaleeya and spend some time at the orphanage. I’m so happy that I get to share in this experience with them and I think it will be a phenomenal trip. Things are very hectic for the next month or so, but very exciting! I will try and write as much as possible and post pictures of course.

Back to the motherland I go!!!! (well sort of)