My Story

Me as a volunteer in the exchange program is sounds like a dream or a matter of luck…I think like this because for people like me from a village of North west frontier province is hard to get such opportunities... where e everything is defined … who to achieve and what to achieve… what is for poor.. And what for a rich.

That’s why I consider GX as a tiny ‘big bang’’ in my life. This big bang really made me to think globally, on a global perspective, have a broaden vision and understanding of cultures , global issues and variety of methods to cope with these issues…it not only extended my level of acceptance and tolerance but also made me love and accept those people which were not like me, who did not speak like me who did not think like me…GX made me behave like a responsible citizen of the world….it made me responsible of the fact that although I am a tiny part of this universe yet my approach toward life and towards issues either positive or negative have a far going impact…I have learnt that there are many dimensions to see life from, rather than a single. It made me conscious of all that is happening around me. The time I am spending in the GX, I will consider it the most memorable time of my life. Practicing different things, experiment with my knowledge and skills and making me aware of my potentials.

I did lot of things … without being pedantic actually if I really try not to be pedantic yet it sounds like that because there are loads of things that I experiences and every experience was the best of the best… I actually did all those stuff which seemed a dram to me or sounded impossible to me from making cards of the photos I have taken to selling marketing, printing, starting a new business, skating in Glasgow mela, painting corridor, climbing the mountain Arthur’s seat in Edinburgh , singing in the bus, working in the soup kitchen, playing guitar, assisting during a baby delivery in the labor room, playing golf, cricket, football, rounder, climbing statues in London, , taking photos of prince Charles, celidh dancing, creating awareness about Swat Valley , distributing flayers, reading my poetry at poetry night,, discussing my novel in the novel workshop at Glasgow, getting tested for HIV, working with people with learning disabilities, educating midwives and pregnant woman about STI’s, Visiting the HIV positive people’s houses, packing and dispensing the drugs, swimming in the Indian ocean, voting for global warming issues at Scottish parliament, talking to lots of people about my country and culture… and making friends from Busra Iraq, Palestine, India, Scotland, England America, Kenya, Zambia, Belgium, Congo, Germany, Pakistan, Afghanistan… and so many... These are just some reflections in my mind but there are tons on amazing things that we did… and are looking forward to also…

I think without volunteering in Global Exchange it would be hard for me to have such a life long experience... Thanks to Global Exchange, So, British council, Patan Multan and my brother and mother…