We used to be like brothers and sisters, now we meet like strangers
Howdy-Howdy to you all! Sorry to all thoes of you who have sent me emails and havnt gotten replys, internet connectivity is hard to come by here, and even now my time is pretty limited. I'm just waiting to be dis connected... My God! How I hate dial-up. (I pity you darknoise from the bottom of my heart. By the by, how was Fery Crosten?)
I'm currently sitting in a tiny village almost in the middle of nowhere, where my dad grew up. It's one hell of alot nicer than Karachi which was the last city I was in, much cleaner and one hell of alot less poverty. They have offically 14million people living there and unofficially 19. Thats like, the entire population of Australia in one place! And it stinks. I'm not saying that Sydney is exactly a basket of potpouri, but its liek a constant stink of open sewrage, fisheries, burning rubbish, car emissions (they still run on disel fule here) and unwashed people. So gorss. Or perhaps I am just too fineky.
So my trip so far in point form because thats all I really have time for.
In the last month I have:
-Almost been arrested three times
-Ridden a camels
-Been held at gunpoint
-Been held at knife point
-Bought lots of pretty fabrics
-Eaten far to may sweets
-Been groped, molested and almost raped (there is no place to freeze water where I am Mollie but thanks for the suggestion. I was saved accidently by a servant who walked in)
-Had food poisoning
-Attended two weddings
-Been forced to buy shoes
-Had a facial and full body massage
-Had the mot beautiful henna put on my arms by my oh-so-cleaver neice
-Met the majority of my clan
-Been introduced to five potential husband candidates (which I didn't really like, I dont want to come home with a husband, it's not my ideal souvineer.)
-Missed you all terribly
-Been utterly disgusted and dissapointed with this country on the whole
It's different but not necesarily in a good way.
So I have a choice to make now, but I'm too confused to decide for myself. I would like to take a vote.
I can either pike out and come home in a couple of weeks (flights depending) or I can stick it out for another two months and come home then, and attempt to make the most out of a miserable situation.
For the latter I am not quite so sure about how I feel about spending my birthday over here. It promises to be quite the dissapointment.
So, what should I do?
I'm currently sitting in a tiny village almost in the middle of nowhere, where my dad grew up. It's one hell of alot nicer than Karachi which was the last city I was in, much cleaner and one hell of alot less poverty. They have offically 14million people living there and unofficially 19. Thats like, the entire population of Australia in one place! And it stinks. I'm not saying that Sydney is exactly a basket of potpouri, but its liek a constant stink of open sewrage, fisheries, burning rubbish, car emissions (they still run on disel fule here) and unwashed people. So gorss. Or perhaps I am just too fineky.
So my trip so far in point form because thats all I really have time for.
In the last month I have:
-Almost been arrested three times
-Ridden a camels
-Been held at gunpoint
-Been held at knife point
-Bought lots of pretty fabrics
-Eaten far to may sweets
-Been groped, molested and almost raped (there is no place to freeze water where I am Mollie but thanks for the suggestion. I was saved accidently by a servant who walked in)
-Had food poisoning
-Attended two weddings
-Been forced to buy shoes
-Had a facial and full body massage
-Had the mot beautiful henna put on my arms by my oh-so-cleaver neice
-Met the majority of my clan
-Been introduced to five potential husband candidates (which I didn't really like, I dont want to come home with a husband, it's not my ideal souvineer.)
-Missed you all terribly
-Been utterly disgusted and dissapointed with this country on the whole
It's different but not necesarily in a good way.
So I have a choice to make now, but I'm too confused to decide for myself. I would like to take a vote.
I can either pike out and come home in a couple of weeks (flights depending) or I can stick it out for another two months and come home then, and attempt to make the most out of a miserable situation.
For the latter I am not quite so sure about how I feel about spending my birthday over here. It promises to be quite the dissapointment.
So, what should I do?