I really love the special times in the week – rather month, when I have no kids, no husband and even no friends with me. I call it ‘me-time’. It may seem selfish to you, but my life is about people. I work with people, I spend most of my time with my family and friends – I’m a pretty strong extrovert. Sometimes, even I need to withdraw and have some introverted moments to gain energy to return to my extroverted life. Some of my favourite me-times include going to a neighbourhood where I won’t bump into people I know and doing something I never get to do. Like seeing a movie. Tonight, I’m headed to Vancouver’s DOXA Documentary Film Festival. DOXA is a Vancouver based non-profit, charitable society devoted to presenting independent and innovative documentaries to Vancouver audiences. It’s running till the 13th May and has a packed schedule of interesting, informative and creative documentaries. Tonight I’m viewing The Story of Burqua: Case of a Confused Afghan. During my undergrad as an International Relations major, I enjoyed learning about the Middle East and particularly, Islamic women. I was invited to do an honors degree and write a thesis based on a paper I’d written about honour killings  of Islamic women. Instead, I chose to do a Masters in Teaching. I don’t regret my choices but it doesn’t take away my interest in this topic. I’m hoping this film will re-ignite my interest and give me a better understanding of what it’s like to be a woman in Afghanistan.

Vancouver Mommies, what do you do for Me-time? Maybe, come and join me at DOXA!