all too often we take things for granted. i am sure that it happens in all cultures, but being american, we have the upper hand. being a soldier, deployed in a foriegn contry, this comes up alot. many a day, or conversation heads towards that which we will never take for granted again. we talk about that as much as we do anything. it has really shown true this week, as we entered the rainy season. something as simple as rain has such dramatic consequences on life, in this region. i can't imagine how the people of this country, or similar environments, must depend on rain. i know it has been worth its weight in gold, to us, just for dust control. i thougth i would share a few more things that we say we will NEVER take for granted again.
first our freedom. if you have been in the military you know what i mean. the very thing we fight for, it seems often, we get deprived. regulation, regulation, regulation. never again will i take lightly the choices i have as a civilian. to wear what i want, when i want, where i want and with who i want. to be able to be LAZY, if i want. seems trivial, but you've got yours.
flush toliets. i need not go into the trials of ten months spent “downloading” into prota johns, in the desert. let your imagination run wild.
building codes. since the rain, many electrical problems have surfaced here at our quaters. when you come from the showers, with wet feet, a nice jolt of electricity meets you when you grab your door knob. haji just doesn't have the regulation that keeps things like this from happening, as we do in the states. be thankful.
speaking of showers. being able to shower barefoot, with out being terrified you will catch something on your feet ajax won't take off.
grass. absence makes the heart grow fonder.
well time is up and i have to run. leading me to another thing i miss, boredom. love and miss all.
bc
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