A little about Afghanistan

Thought I would tell a little about this amazing trip that I made to Afghanistan last year. I went to Bamiyan, Afghanistan for two months to teach a class of wonderful students in a community midwifery program. It was an incredible journey. Bamiyan, Afghanistan is the area where the Taliban blew up the 150 foot tall buddha statues that stood at the entrance to the town. It is also a land of beautiful people, they are mostly very Asian looking, and 2/3 of the people were killed by the Taliban and they were forced to hide in the caves surrounding the Buddhas to survive the very cold winters. It is known as the Jewel of Afghanistan and Bamiyan means Roof of the World. The people always had time for chai and chat. The majestic himilayas surround this town that sits at 8500 ft. I was very safe there, never hearing any gunshot or bombs, and I had my own driver and interpreter. It was a time never to forget. I could talk forever about it.

photos

Here are a few of my quilts that I have created from my Afghanistan visit. Any and all comments are welcome. The first one is a dye painted whole cloth quilt entitled "Waiting". The second one is "Color in Chaos" showing the beautiful madonnas and their children in photo transfer. The third is "Roof of the World" Showing the Buddhas of Bamiyan, and the last one is based on the book "The kite Runner", showing that again, the children of Afghanistan are free to fly kites, at least today....

finally

Well, I have finally taken the plunge and created a blog. We shall see how easy it is to download and work with. This photo is of me (on the right) standing in front of the buddha ruin in Bamiyan, Afghanistan.