unic-aah

4 new ladies here, 3 in my house, yeah! we went to unica tonite -- to have drinks by the pool + partake of the dinner buffet in the unanticipated (but welcome) company of cats, the president of our university, + his charming friend from the united nations.









unica is a guesthouse for u.n. staff but is also open to internationals. it boasts an outdoor bar, a lovely lawn + pool, a beauty salon, a restaurant, + (best of all) what i suspect is kabul's only wine shop! we loaded up + at v. v. v. steep prices i'd never pay back at greenpoint wines + liquors. one of my new housemates, a professor of chemistry, is hatching plans to begin producing her own wine.

the unica beauty salon offers intriguing services . . .

the moussing of a lady's hair: $8
athlete's foot treatment: $25
nail art stone (?): $5
abdomen waxing: $15
drainage massage (?????), 1 hour: $30

rightfully, the salon favors the rarefied "bathing costume" over the common "swimsuit" in its literature; viz. "please bring along your bathing costume or an extra under wear for body treatment."



i'm there, a million times over!