Nov 16, 2010
Note to self: Don’t use the dry cleaner next to the butcher. I was very excited to see my button down shirts coming back so clean and nicely pressed. This is particularly pleasing after the cloths cleaner at the house tore the collar off one of my favorite shirts...
Oct 12, 2010
On many days the sky in Kabul is full of small kites. The children here love flying kites. The reality here is that most children don’t have very many toys and there are only very rarely any playgrounds. So for many kids flying a kite is something that is...
Oct 8, 2010
Kabul is sunny and clear blue, except that is for the dense haze of dust and smog. Incredible that people’s lungs can take it. No wonder the average life span is 44. At night it is like driving through a fog on the Maine coast. And then every once in long while it...
Jun 29, 2010
Michael’s June trip to Afghanistan involved a flurry of meetings and presentations as he advanced Afghan partnerships and sought international funding for Brewing Tea in a Kettle of War. Significant progress was made during this time, with specific focus on...
Jun 26, 2010
The photos below are from my flight from Dubai to Kabul. In our recent video it is said that “for many Afghans you are a foreigner whether you are from 7 or 7000 miles away.” Looking down at this extreme landscape it is much easier to understand how...
