Here is a picture of our cats that live outside our work building. I guess they were just born when I got here. There are 4 total but I took this because I thought they were cute. Our maintenance guys feed them so they stick around
This picture is of one of our Ugandan gate gurads, John. His real name is Sekanjako, but I am grateful he lets me call him John. This was his last day at our base, and he has left us since then. He is still in the IZ for a couple months. He writes me emails in broken english so I can keep track of him when he heads home.
This was a birthday party/dinner. Our office went to an Iraqi pizza place to eat one night. It was really good. We played cards while we ate and after we ate and I won at hearts. It was a pretty fun night. We are on their patio in this picture because after we were done eating the power went out for about 30 minutes (we have a lot of power bumps here) so we went down there to use the emergency lighting to keep playing cards
Here is a picture of the beginning of a 4 day sandstorm at 3 in the afternoon. It looked like we were on Mars. The people in the picture are people I work with. We were coming out of a meeting and it was just insane outside. The sand just kind of lingered in the air for a while and now it's gone. Now everyone is sick though. Not sure what was in the sand...
Below is a picture of me at my first site visit. It's a (blue) Police Station in the IZ. Not what I expected, but it sure is pretty. I stop and see this one every Monday. It should be done within a few weeks though.
Ok that is all for now. I think the pictures have said just about everything that I have been doing here lately. I will talk to you all soon. Don't forget to comment or write me at asmeeding@gmail.com or amanda.smeeding@iraq.centcom.mil and I will talk to you then too.
Take care and God Bless!
Love, Me