Protection in Pakistan

I AM GOING TO PAKISTAN! I can't hardly wait! My bestest friend in the entire world is getting married the week of July 9th, 2012.

I am so excited and thrilled that I got a Visa. Visas to Pakistan are hard to come by these days, especially for a white Christian girl. I am so grateful that I get the opportunity to take 2 weeks off of work, and spend 2 weeks with Samar. One week before her wedding (in which she wants to skydive. She wants to skydive with me. I want to not skydive. I have a feeling I won't be winning this argument, and if I don't die from skydiving itself, I'll die from fright. Or as I told Samar, I'll pee over the entire Emirate. The whole way down) and then the week of the wedding. She's getting all my clothes made, and I am just so excited about the whole thing. More than anything, I can't wait to just spent time with her, and be there for her at this special time in her life.

I'm taking Tae Kwon Do (which will be another post entirely, I am so behind in posts) and Samar mentioned this to her mom. Samar told me today that Ami thought I was taking Tae Kwon Do to protect myself when I come to Pakistan.

She said,

"I hope Brittney knows... Tae kwon Do won't save her in Pakistan... they have guns."

HAHAHA. I died. I laughed so hard. That is the funniest thing I've heard all day long. It's pretty bad (uh, insulting? Embarrassing?) that Ami knows me well, and thinks I'd be insane enough to take Tae Kwon Do to protect myself in Pakistan. HAHAHA.

Pakistan

Gchat convo with Mom:

brittneydeannjohnson: I'm really bummed I prob won't get to go to Pakistan.
 

I want to go so badly.

 

Mom: Why won't you?

 

brittneydeannjohnson: They aren't giving visas to Americans.

No American tourist visas have been approved in the last 6 weeks.

 

Mom: Why?

 

brittneydeannjohnson: Pakistan is in a state of war (ok - this is not true - but there is a huge civil movement going on, bombs, and basic destruction. This just seemed like the easiest way to explain the reason)

Mom: Hopefully things will change before December!!!!!!

 

brittneydeannjohnson: I know... I'm praying my heart out.

 

I will be so sad if I can't go. I've been so excited about this for so long

 

Mom: Why would that make them block US citizens? Are they afraid they will join the war?

 

brittneydeannjohnson: They are afraid they will die.