Mike Safo with Noor from LetsBeFriendsAfghanistan.com

Joined today, calling all the way from Mazar-e Sharif, Afghanistan, the founder and head tour guide of LetsBeFriendsAfghanistan.com, Noor. Noor and I discuss how he started giving tours of his country as a volunteer and how all the negative news and press about Afghanistan inspired him to start a tour company to show the positive side. He tells us how the beautiful pictures he posted of his country on social media really got his company started and how he grew tourism from 5-6 people in the first year to a few hundred currently. Noor talks openly and honestly about the dangers a visit to Afghanistan can bring, the safety precautions his company takes, and if there is any hope for tourism there. He shares what made him want to learn English, and how watching Spider-man 2 every day helped him learn English. We discuss the various tours his company offers, the process for Americans trying to obtain a visa and what to expect on a long tour in Afghanistan. We, of course, talk about  the fascinating sport, Buzakashi, where they use dead animals as the ball. Noor tells us about his dream to visit the United States and how even though he won a year-long study scholarship, but was denied a visa here. From helping build a school for orphans in to the non-existent nightlife and rooming in Afghanistan . Follow Noor and visit his site here: LetsBeFriendsAfghanistan.com https://www.instagram.com/letsbefriendsafghanistan/ * Sponsored by: https://levinskystopshelf.com/silk-city-hot-sauce *