My location in the Sunni Triangle looks like a monster truck rally, which isn't far from the truth when you consider how much modified up-armored and armored HMMV's weigh. Winter here can be cold, damp, and dreary - which is to say that it is probably preferable to the only other season we have here, which is summer. We have tracked mud on every square inch of floor indoors and most boots have changed color from tan to brown. The majority of my platoon is complaining of cold symptoms, and I am suffering the exact symptoms but I hate medication, ironic since I am the medic.
For those of you who are interested in my soccer ball project I have a few helpful guidelines:
- You may send the balls deflated.
- Size doesn't matter, but I would recommend a size 5 ball. (The kids aren't picky)
- I am not affliated with any charitable or international aid organizations.
- I make up the rules as I go.
Keep those things in mind and we can have a beautiful relationship. I am going to post pictures of smiling children with soccer balls at this location , my new photoblog, A Thousand Words. There will also be pictures of daily life in Iraq.
That's all for now, I am leaving to go take my mudbath.
