Henna Party

Yesterday was only a half day with a visit to a children’s hospital. We had the afternoon off and so the girls had a henna party. Six of us sat around and chatted about girl stuff. It was so much fun! The process was longer than anticipated, but this led to good time for all.








This is how it went down. Two of the girls that are here in Kabul full time did application. They were experts of the trade and so I knew we were in good hands. Initially I was concerned about how long it would last. I had no idea: 1 week, a month or longer. I so wanted to do it, but I was kind of concerned about returning to work with henna on my hands. No one could really give me a good answer, so I threw my apprehension aside and went for it.

Henna is a natural substance that comes in a paste-like preparation. It is in tubes that remind me of cake frosting piping. We used stencils to help with the designs. Once the henna was applied, we carefully placed our hands in plastic bags. This was meant to help make the staining a deeper, richer, red color. Next was waiting for it dry. After more than an hour of waiting, the time to reveal was here. We slowly pulled back the stencils to behold beautiful designs of red on our hands and feet. What do you think?