Russian Week

This week is a week of Russian movies in Russian cultural center in Pakistan.

I saw the advertisement about it on a wall in the supermarket - luckily last week - and told our interns and Pakistanis straight away! I was soo happy - Russian movies!..

So me, Jana and Vakar went to this place today to watch "Anna Karenina".
Movie was strange: actors were speaking in Russian, English and even in French with subtitles in English - cultural diversity :)

I was watching this movie and thinking about my country and how we lived at those times... Some things are so similar to current Pakistani society... Like as no one can understand and even escapes Anna Karenina when she divorces with her husband and start living with her lover - Alexei. Also, Russian villagers from those times ("крестьяне") reminded me about servants that there are here in every rich Pakistani house nowadays.

Vakar: I see that Russian traditions and culture are very similar to Pakistani culture, I can understand Russian people.
Me: yes, with 200 years difference :)

But these winter, churches, theaters, brave women and true love - like nowhere in the world.

We have Russian evening this Saturday on The Roof :-)

And I am in Moscow from 29th of December till 9th of January. See you all soon.

Trip to Lahore and Islamabad

In the beginning of November we had an AIESEC national conference in Lahore.
After that Joan, Jeremy and myself decided to take a little break from work and go around Lahore and Islamabad (which is 5 hours away from Lahore).

That's what we found...

On the way to Lahore... Bus stop in the middle of nowhere...

Badshahi Mosque and Lahore fortress

Badshahi Mosque - Inside

Faisal Mosque in Islamabad

Joan choosing shoes in kusas shop (kusas are traditional Pakistani shoes)

My first kusas :)

Mavra and Ayesha :)

Pakistani children...

There are times when I forget that I am in Pakistan... The image of the country that I had before coming here is far too different than what I am experiencing in reality...