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Well, I haven’t written here for several weeks as I’ve been starting my new job in Kandahar, but it’s not because I haven’t had anything to write about or to report. I’ve had many exciting experiences and I’ve learned so … Continue reading →

I work in a very small finance office and there is a lot of cross-training that goes on here. Personally, I have been running, cycling and using a rowing machine, but after I’m done with that, I’m expected to learn … Continue reading →

My dad always told me when I was a kid that it was dangerous to post to your blog when you’re upset. That was in 1982, and though the internet and blogs hadn’t yet been invented and I can now … Continue reading →

I’m constantly finding things that are much different than what I’m used to in the United States. Here are three more. Water heaters are suspended off the ground, near the ceiling of the bathroom, which is normal for Europe, but … Continue reading →

If you’ve been keeping up with the weather forecast in Kabul, you know that Wednesday has been a day of high winds. Our buildings are made of metal, so we get a lot of whistling noises when the wind blows, … Continue reading →

You know, I wish I could give myself a hip hop nickname. Layne calls herself L-Boogie, which is . . . awesome. But I don’t have a hip hop nickname, and I think if anyone needs one, it’s me, right? … Continue reading →

So there is a book by the title Kabul in Winter, and while the winter is many months away, I have been thinking about it for some reason. Each day when I leave my barracks, whether there is cloud cover … Continue reading →

Wow, I didn’t expect to wake up to this news – did anyone? I have had a lot of moments lately where my brain has seemed to shut down in order to try and deal with the rapid change going … Continue reading →

Today, I helped the Afghan workers in our office to learn a valuable lesson in Western culture. I taught them the rules and general strategy for the board game known as “Sorry.” I also explained why it was named “Sorry” … Continue reading →

It was just 11 years ago, in 1992, that the socialist government that had controlled Afghanistan, was overthrown by the Mujahideen , and an era of influence by the Soviet Union came to an end. The celebration of the fall … Continue reading →