Ok so I have done the reading for class this week and I can say it really has opened my eyes up a bit. I have always been interested in the culture surrounding the Middle East and the Arab world. Now I am even more interested. I think we have all be focusing on how the Americans feel about going over to Afghanistan and how it affects them. But I don’t think we have really thought about how the citizens feel about American/Ally presence.
I do think that it is quite interesting to see how difficult some things are for everyday life. That sounds horrible to say but I mean is with the best possible intentions. I think it was interesting to see how the Americans deal with some of their challenges. I think communication is the biggest challenge that we face. At one point in the book an American soldier was getting more and more frustrated with not being able to communicate clearly. I think it is funny that we forget that there may not be equivalent words from English words to Pashto or Dari.
Well those are some thoughts…. Mostly I wanted to write them down so I don’t forget.
~Megan
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