Ghazzal Hammad- Assignment 3

 A cultural/travel experience that has changed my life has been in Pakistan. I have been to Pakistan a number of times because it is where my parents are from and it's where most of my family lives. While I have been brought up in a very Pakistani household, going to the country itself has been a whole new experience altogether. Although the country is very interesting and the culture is amazing, there is one very important thing I learned from my experiences in Pakistan: hygiene is a privilege. In America, it is so normal to be able to shower whenever you want; to be able to buy lotions and perfumes and smell as nice as you please; to have clean water almost everywhere you go. In Pakistan, that is not the case. While it isn't a 'poor country', there are not enough resources to be able to provide clean water all the time; as a result, not everyone has access to it. There are also a large number of people who simply cannot pay for good hygienic products. For many people, it comes down to spending your money on food or deodorant, and the obvious choice is food. Being in Pakistan has helped me realize how privileged most of us are in countless ways, and it makes me more aware when I interact with new people from different places.