This post will not discuss work, except to say that the day went well and I spent the evening with work people. At, first, a nice dinner at some people's house and then at, of all things, a ventriloquist show. The woman was really talented and very funny. Not something I thought I'd ever do in Kabul, although it was completely natural at the same time. She does cruise ships and the like, and apparently met some guy who works here on a cruise out of Dubai, he invited her to Kabul and she said what the hell. She was followed by a woman from Houston who played traditional Irish music on violin, and sang, and then was joined by an electric guitar, electric bass, cello, and drums and played some really fun jammy music. I had the single most expensive drink of my life, a $20 vodka tonic. Supply and demand, an inexorable law.
It was a really nice evening, all in all, and the great thing about having a (loose) curfew is that it's over and it's not even that late. Barely past 11. Tomorrow morning we're going to try to finish the program monitoring plan and then the afternoon brings the Steering Committee. Big news.
Alright, so I lied. I will talk about work. Other exciting news: Yesterday afternoon our humble workshop was joined by the governor of Badakhshan (!!!) and a (female, and apparently quite controversial) member of Parliament (!!!). They came and sat in as we discussed the results framework and then we went outside and had photo-op time. Very cool. The governor will be on the Steering Committee of the project, so it was neat to have him there at this very detail-oriented meeting. A bit like having Martin O'Malley at an IMPACT Silver Spring meeting. You might not be sure what you think of the guy, but it puts a spring in your step that he showed up.
It was a really nice evening, all in all, and the great thing about having a (loose) curfew is that it's over and it's not even that late. Barely past 11. Tomorrow morning we're going to try to finish the program monitoring plan and then the afternoon brings the Steering Committee. Big news.
Alright, so I lied. I will talk about work. Other exciting news: Yesterday afternoon our humble workshop was joined by the governor of Badakhshan (!!!) and a (female, and apparently quite controversial) member of Parliament (!!!). They came and sat in as we discussed the results framework and then we went outside and had photo-op time. Very cool. The governor will be on the Steering Committee of the project, so it was neat to have him there at this very detail-oriented meeting. A bit like having Martin O'Malley at an IMPACT Silver Spring meeting. You might not be sure what you think of the guy, but it puts a spring in your step that he showed up.
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