Colin's Journal

Colin in the beautiful Bamyan Valley.

In the spring of 2007, Marnie Gustavson, PARSA's Executive Director, welcomed a special guest to Kabul — her son, Colin. For three weeks, Colin lived and worked and played in Afghanistan. These are his stories — the 3rd generation of the family to begin to know the "Land of the Afghan."

• Wow, I'm Here!
  194 KB Adobe PDF document

• My Day with Heroes
  246 KB Adobe PDF document

• A Country of Twenty-Five Million Kings
  245 KB Adobe PDF document

• Fun with Mom in a Country of Contradictions
  506 KB Adobe PDF document

• In the Heart of Afghanistan
  320 KB Adobe PDF document

• "Wonders" in Afghanistan
  575 KB Adobe PDF document

• Finding Gold In Afghanistan
  585 KB Adobe PDF document

• Learning Afghanistan
  236 KB Adobe PDF document

• "Dinglish"
  446 KB Adobe PDF document

• Panjsher Valley I
  333 KB Adobe PDF document

• Panjsher Valley II
  493 KB Adobe PDF document

• Allahoddin Orphanage
  384 KB Adobe PDF document