The time has, unfortunately, come and I seem to have to leave this lovely country… To wrap up my entire experience when it comes to Pakistan is not an easy task to do… I learned many things, met wonderful people, worked with wonderful coworkers, stayed in the most beautiful accommodation ever (yes, in Pakistan!), explored the raw beauty of local scenery, eat strange-looking but wonderful food, coped with a culture shock, was supervised by a very knowledgeable and wise British boss (I learned a lot from him), met people from the whole world, met so beautiful Pakistani girls (you guys in Pakistan are so fortunate) and the story goes on… It is impossible to wrap up this extraordinary experience and to spit out a couple of sentences describing my 7-week stay in Pakistan, Islamabad. I consider the most important part of all this article describing my Pakistani experience is just one question and one consequent answer, which is as follows: if you asked me whether or not I would come back to Pakistan again, I would definitely answer: HELL YES!!
You certainly have to aware of some differences when it comes to dealing with local people and the surrounding environment as such, but this is the challenge to beat and once you get on the same wavelength with local mates, you will find it extremely pleasant and easy to find your way around. I think that I comprehended the way things are around here and managed to get along with local people pretty well… I even picked some Urdu (local language) and once you start saying simple sentences in Urdu, local people appreciate that so much… Just tell me if there is any other place in the world where one buys some fruit and the person selling this fruit refuses to take any money from you. Yes, it happened to me so many times, you ask how much is it and the person answers nothing, you ask again and you can hear nothing again… J How cool is that? Well, I always paid them regardless what they said, but still, the possibility that they refused to accept any money is incredible. To highlight something what I experienced and totally exceeded my preconceived notions in terms of Pakistan is the way that they celebrate weddings. It is absolutely an astonishing and remarkable experience, their dresses are so colorful, decorative, and it is full of traditions lasting three days. I had an honor to be part of their wedding twice. I was literally speechless…
All this entire Pakistani experience changed my point of view when it comes to living, happiness, the fact to enjoy everyday duties of your life and certainly the local craziness, because when you get to know Pakistani people in depth, you will find out that they really are crazy, in a positive way of course!! They appreciate even tiny matters of their everyday lives, the ones we (Europeans or other developed nations) often overlook or miss in lives. Well, I have to admit that I will miss Pakistan and my friends I made here. I will definitely come back sometimes in the future just to say hi to friends of mine or maybe for some employment…who knows? J
If anyone of you guys would be interested in getting more information regarding anything concerning Pakistan that has not been covered by my reports, please, feel free to contact me at any time on my email: benda.martin@yahoo.com.au I am more than happy to answer any of your potential concerns in order to encourage you to visit this lovely country… The first advice is, don’t believe what’s on TV…
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