Cultural Post 1

[Laila Hart]

I am so curious about what young adults do in Afghanistan for fun. It is so hard to find truly fun activities apart from the standard party, go to the mall or movies in the United States alone, so I’m interested in seeing if it’s the same there. I will explore this topic by talking to Mirwais and Susan, my former language partner, and seeing what they do when at home for a good time. As a subtopic, I also want to learn about subcultures in Afghanistan. For example, we have the hood rat subculture, the emo subculture, nerd subculture, etc. So do groupings like this happen in Afghanistan? I will do online research of Afghan pop culture blogs and such to try to map this out. If the subtopic proves to have a lot of supporting information then I may allow it to take precedence in my cultural project. I have a feeling that I will be dependent on interviewing students from Afghanistan to get the most accurate accounts of this. This has all sparked my interest because in the U.S., the media has gotten so many people wrapped up on Afghanistan being a war zone and it is sickening. There is life beyond that and I am only scratching the surface by my personal exploration. I am looking forward to getting the interviews started and learning all that I can for a successful, informative final project. Maybe I can even get some photographs of young adults engaging in this recreation.