room #7

My new home in kabul: i moved into a pretty cool place and things are much easier than my last time here when i lived in mecroyan. i liked the area and people in mecroyan, but we didn't have a kitchen, working hot water or furniture, so it wasn't as cozy as my new place which has rugs, a living room with tables, cable tv (I actually get the Hallmark channel, out of all the stations to get...but i also have bbc, cnn and tons of indian movie channels so that's great), and a kitchen. I got this book right before i came back called "Afghanistan: A Traveler’s Companion and Guide", which is a really great book that gives tons of information about history, travel and culture of afghanistan without being boring and while including tons of amazing pictures to keep lazy readers like me occupied. i found it in b&n in georgetown and eventually bought it at a b&n in burlington, mass the day before i left, what a good buy even though it's $30 which is a bit ridiculous, but i digress cause it's the only recent guidebook for afghanistan. here's a link to the description: http://www.travelafghanistan.co.uk/pages/guidebook.html

also, check out that general website for information on traveling to afghanistan if you're interested.

I just got my sim card back for my phone and i'm pretty much settled in for a cold but very interesting winter in Kabul.