I'm new, so be nice to me. That's an order! :)

[Laila]

Salam allikum and Welcome Karim

[IamDZJ]

kiss the stove.

[Paktyawal Qandaharai]

A warm welcome from Loya Paktya.

[Zarim]

Oh thanks Khushal. One day here and already learning. To be honest though, my dad was born in Khost and grew up there (and the Pashto that I know, I learned from him), but he never says "kair". Anyway, I'll ask him today. Your story was really funny by the way, lol.

[Zarim]

@ Catya Sher
I believe my dad travelled to the Soviet Union before the the PDPA came to power. He travelled to Baku and studied there at the University. And he's from Afghanistan.

@Jasmine
Unfortunetly I have never been in Khost, but I think I have a good idea of how it's like there. Not a day goes by without my father telling me about the chinar trees in his village and all his friends. I really hope to visit my relatives in Khost and Kabul this summer.

@ Everybody
Again, thank you all very much for the warm welcome!

[Miakhel]

OK Dear! I am here in Khost we are using 4 word (Kor کور) (Kair کیر) (khona خونه) (khena خینه)
But I think it is'n OK to use one word in one language and took that mean in other language

[Zarim]

@ Miakhel
Thanks for the explanation. Do you live in Khost?

@Jasmine
You'll be in Khost? I am so jealous of you! I have wanted to go to Khost for such a long time! I especially want to see my fathers village, my village. To answer your question, I'm a second year law student at the University of Utrecht in the Netherlands. What do you study?

[khushal]

OK Dear! I am here in Khost we are using 4 word (Kor کور) (Kair کیر) (khona خونه) (khena خینه)
But I think it is'n OK to use one word in one language and took that mean in other language

Calm down there miakhel, I did not mean any offense, but I have many khostie friends in khost, and it is more than 4 words. They call their city khast, they call ka bal .. ko bol. I can go on and on.
Jasmina, when you go there notice the accent. Its unique and a very beautifull pashto accent.

[Zarim]

I can take pictures of your village if you want me to if it's near to where I will be going. I finished my studies years ago..im a Journalist.

How is the process of attending Law school in Holland? We need Afghan lawyers I'm like so proud of you.

You would do that for me? Thank you so much! I am originally from the village of Ismael Khel. I don't know if it's anywhere near to where you will be going, but I would really appreciate it if you made a couple of snaps of the village for me.

Law school is going pretty good. If everything goes well, I will be finished in about 2 years. Then a masters degree and I'll be ready for the real world. Atleast, that's what I keep telling myself.

You studied Journalism? That's such and interesting field. Where did you study it? And do you work as a journalist now? I bet your whole family is incredibly proud of you, because I know that I as a fellow Pashtun definetly am!

[Miakhel]

Zarim I will be in Khost in the upcoming months.

You are welcome to khost

[Zarim]

welcome I am from Kandahar. We are relatives.

We are? KewlMaybe a stupid question, but how do you know?

[faye]

hello, zarim and welcome. i am a recent newbie from australia. you'll see me 'blah, blahing' all over the site. don't take any notice...

[Zarim]

I will try to take pictures for you. Any specifics you want me to take? Do you have to first have a bachelors degree before you can attend Law school?

How do you like Holland?

Maybe if possible, some pictures of the scenery or of the village itself (from faraway.). My father has been there, but he only made pictures of my relatives, not of the village itself.

I'm currently busy with my bachelors degree at the Law School. Officially I have another year to go to get my bachelors diploma, but I want to do some extra courses on European Law and a Minor in French and one in Russian.

Holland is ok. I have lived here for a long time now, so I'm used to it. But it's not my homeland. And on top of that, it's way too "free" here. Now don't get me wrong: I'm all for giving the people much freedom, but here in the Netherlands they went too far with it. It's practically impossible to walk through Amsterdam or Rotterdam without smelling weed or seeing a sex-shop.