Having the local artisans so close to where we worked was very convenient. It meant that we could draw up a detail of a door handle or latch, walk down the street to the blacksmith and ask them to make it for us. As most local artisans did not know how to read drawings, often our ideas had to be communicated to them verbally.Taking advantage of my ‘Farsi skills’, my colleagues often asked me to accompany them to various workshops >>> more
Kabul diaries: First impressions — The lock down — The bar — Friday hamam — Istalif walk — An Otherwise Peaceful Place — Conversation with an ex-soldier — Lost in translation —
