Week 2, Post B

I'm reading Kabul Beauty School by Deborah Rodriguez.

Dear Debbie,

I'm enjoying your book Kabul Beauty School very much! I'm amazed by how similar yet different life is in Afghanistan and I'm so glad to hear that you have finally found your calling. It was very corageous and selfless of you to go to Afghanistan and try to make a difference and help the world become a better place. I can imagine how being a hairdresser in a group full of doctors, nurses, dentists, and many other people who were considered more accomplished than you must have made you feel small and insignificant. I would be completely bored and angered if I had to do their laundry and other household work like as a maid when I had other goals and intentions in mind. I think everyone knows what its like to feel inferior, unimportant, and that you can not make a difference.
It must have been so exciting to hear such an applause from the CFAF audience that you were so shy (and somewhat afraid of!) with earlier that night!! Did you ever think that you would still be a hairdresser in Kabul? Did you ever think that there was a need for people in the beauty professions? With all of the make-up that the women wear, I was surprised that the women in Kabul said that there was no decent salon in town. I've never really thought about it, but your book makes me realize just how important all of the professions are that people don't consider very important or accomplished. Your book is very well-written and an easy read, yet extremely thought-provoking and eye-opening for me.

Sincerely,
Annie