Weekend Update
Life in a combat zone:
After 2 months I finally had a reason to get off Camp KAIA and visit ISAF headquarters in downtown Kabul. Nobody leaves without a reason. I have been longing to see something new. It makes me wonder how anyone can survive years in prison, noplace new to go, nothing new to look at. There's a small park at ISAF HQ, full of green grass and trees, and I sat there for a while. Now I understand the term "feasting your eyes." I haven't seen a tree or grass since I got here. The land around Camp KAIA is like the moon. No grass, shrubs, flowers, trees, birds. I was sitting there with a lieutenant I work with and he turned to me and said "All I can think of is that chapter in DUNE where the people are staring at the trees in front of the palace because each tree uses enough water for five people."
After 2 months I finally had a reason to get off Camp KAIA and visit ISAF headquarters in downtown Kabul. Nobody leaves without a reason. I have been longing to see something new. It makes me wonder how anyone can survive years in prison, noplace new to go, nothing new to look at. There's a small park at ISAF HQ, full of green grass and trees, and I sat there for a while. Now I understand the term "feasting your eyes." I haven't seen a tree or grass since I got here. The land around Camp KAIA is like the moon. No grass, shrubs, flowers, trees, birds. I was sitting there with a lieutenant I work with and he turned to me and said "All I can think of is that chapter in DUNE where the people are staring at the trees in front of the palace because each tree uses enough water for five people."