One of our guards, Asad, was trained by and fought with Ahmed Shah Massoud, the "Lion of Panjshir." I think, basically, that makes him a badass. So it's a bit weird when he carries Mary's laptop bag for her or clears away our dinner dishes. The poor guy has lost a few teeth so I wasn't surprised he concentrated on not smiling for the photo. He wears the classic Massoud cap, even tilted off to one side in true Massoud fashion. I think I mentioned Haroun got me one of these caps but I've not built up the courage to wear the thing in public.
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Met your sister Linda at a bluegrass festival in Kansas, and she told me about your blog. I'm a English teacher and musician who has not had the experience of teaching outside the US. Your blog is pretty interesting. I will check in on your writing, and may even have some of my students look at your blog on Afghanistan. Thanks for publishing.
Great! Glad it's keeping your interest. In your students' honor, I will now feign an attempt to reduce cursing.
Love the cap! The look on your face....did you eat a lemon?
That was really nice of him to do that. So we are NOT "ugly Americans"?
Hey! I took the photo looking into the sun--smart guy, right? I'll try to do a better one...
Hey Dude, like your blog and your nice outfit! ;-)
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