FINALLY

Howdy! Well, it looks like I managed to get back onto my blog site. I will not be able to post any photographs but maybe that will change in a couple of weeks. Life in Iraq is not as bad as I had imagined it would be. Granted, we just got here so my opinion may change. For right my sole responsibility is guard duty. I have to monitor traffic in and out of the Seabee compound for 8 hours a day. It is monotonous but we all have to do our part out here. I am looking forward to getting back to work with my company. That is when the 'fun' will begin for me. I just want to get involved with some actual project work. By the looks of the base and the surrounding areas, there is plenty of work to go around for all of the Seabees out here.
The base is much bigger than I thougt it would be. It sits in the middle of nowhere so really, we are very safe out here. We are working hand in hand with all of the branches of the military so that in itself makes things real interesting. The lingo that each branch has is something that takes time to get used to.
The food in the galley is outrageous. I say that because the menu is endless. A mescun can gain some serious weight out here. But since the wife has me on a diet, that is not going to happen. The heat is not going anywhere for a while although at night it does cool down to the mid 80's. Let's see, ohm the water is not treated the way that we Americans are used to. You can smell the water and if you are real lucky you can actually shower in water that has a funny shade of beige/brown to it. It is so bad that even the folks in Tijuana won't touch it.
We live in "cans", which are two conex boxes, the storage bins that you see on freight liners. They fuse them together and bingo, military double wides. We have 5 guys in mine so it's a bit cozy. Go ahead with the Brokeback jokes.
All in all, life could be much worse. Feel free to e-mail me at wacatex@yahoo.com or szamora@gimail.af.mil

TAKE CARE and keep the prayers and love coming...