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01 July 2007 

Day 5

Went to a concert at night, it was pretty cool. Well… There were like four different acts and it started from shite and got progressively better. The main act was actually really good, most of it was in Urdu but rock can be enjoyed in any language me thinks. The glow of the moon over the sticky hot amphitheatre was pretty amazing, it reminded me a bit of the time we went to see Jimmy Buffet, sitting out on the grass in the warm California summer night.

 

I definitely have realised that there's been some culture shock. I'm actually very surprised that I feel it's hit me more then I feel it did in China. Maybe it's because I'm more aware of it but I think it has a lot to do with the male/female interaction. It's weird having two such split social groups (girls and guys not being allowed to come anywhere close to the opposite sex' dorms…).

 

Oooo I almost forgot, shopping! Mariko (Japanese intern here) and I went out to explore the city yesterday and did a bit of shopping. I bought the COOLEST belt in the world! Yes, in the world! It has a flask for a belt buckle, doesn't get cooler then that! I also bought four DVDs. Here in Lahore DVD's are about 100 rupees (so a little less then £1/$2). Let me know if you want any!

 

Learnings of the day…

·      Keep a sharp eye on culture shock
·      Shopping is so much more fun when you feel like you have money
·      Concerts in all languages are pretty cool and you can still tell which bands/singers are shit …so Simon could probably tell people they're shit in a Global Pop Idol 

About me

  • I'm Mads
  • From Lahore, PK
  • Born in Denmark, raised in both California and Denmark. I'm currently studying at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. For the summer I've taken an internal internship with AIESEC (a non-profit undergraduate/recent graduate programme pushing global change and understanding through exchange...). I'll be spending two months living in Lahore and Islamabad, Pakistan.
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