All done

The last conversation over, the last checkpoint and security been through. The last handing over of my passport as id for going into yet another UN compound. Tomorrow I leave Kabul. It has been an amazing time, and alot of it wouldn't have been possible without Ali and Amir. They have been my two drivers. Amir is very quiet, speaks a little English and drives with the A/C on so that I am comfortable. Ali is the boss and is a noisy, young, crazy guy who always blasts the radio at high volume and asks me yet again if I like this song (we had Celine Dion this afternoon!!). Ali speaks fairly good English and seems to know exactly where everything is. Amir can never understand my English pronounciation and invaribly a phone call needs to be made either to my contact so they can give him directions, or to Ali who has a better idea of what I'm trying to say! They have shuttled me around town to places as diverse as the British Embassy, the UNAMA compound, different NGO offices, Flower Street Cafe and Chicken St. I don't know what I would have done if they hadn't helped me get around. I head home tomorrow, today apparently the airport road would have been pretty crazy, lots of VIPs coming and going. I am hopeful that it will be quieter tomorrow when I leave!