Top 10 Reasons to Hate Miel

If you think there would be limited reasons to envy my life here in Afghanistan, think again. This list came about from a dear friend as she IMed me all the reason why to hate/envy my life here. For context, this came just after she mentioned a great new recipe from Whole Foods and I suggested she pass it along so I could have my cook make it.

She then proceeded to go in to a Letterman-like top ten list. (I of course missed this entirely, as I haven’t ever owned a TV.) We of course could make the list in reverse, i.e. You dodge homeless on the way to work, and Miel dodges mortar attacks (haven’t had to the this yet!) We had a laugh and thought you might too:

1) She kills scorpions … you scream when you see a roach
2) Her commute is 7 mins and outdoors … yours is 75 mins and there are train delays
3) She gets danger pay…you get a continuing resolution again
4) She has a meeting with the ministry of culture…you have a meeting about metrocheck benefits
5) She is married to a sweetheart of a guy with a good brain … you are, well, you know who you are
6) She has a cook…you have take out taxi
7) She wears a headscarf … you have to wash and style your hair Every Freakin Day
8) She has a blog on finance … you have emails from your visa company seeking payment
9) When she goes shopping she has an entourage of guards …. you have to beg your S.O. to go with you One More Time
10) She lives according to the global standard … you live according to the item of the day at starbucks

Hope you had a chuckle!

Miel