On March 3rd, Brian and I traveled to Pakistan for a conference called "Social Intervention 2012: A Better Tomorrow for the Coming Generation". This is a collection of our experiences before, during, and after the trip and a report on the public intervention artworks that follow.

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Family Dinner

Few things in life can add up to the experiences we had on our last nights in Karachi. On Thursday, we met for dinner at the Marina Club followed by a second cruise into the Arabian Sea, this time with a motor. We met Shazia, Maqsood's wife, for the first time and their two beautiful daughters, Marvi and Mishel who told us all about their art competitions and upcoming spelling bee. 






On Friday, with our six overweight bags packed tightly into the truck, we went to Maqsood and Shazia's house for a final, outdoor, family-style dinner. The yard was covered in festive lights for Mishel's tenth birthday party, which created the perfect atmosphere for a competitive game of tag (no cultural translation necessary) with their son, Aarish.








Maqsood, Brian, and Afridi wearing his new NAZ tee-shirt!
Finally, well after 11pm, we said our final goodbyes and got back into our armored vehicle for the last time. At least, I should say, for the last time this year.
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