Oh that blissful blessed thing that is so elusive here in Bagram. Since I moved into the hut, I'm surrounded by it. I absolutely love it.  I also have a hard time with it.  I finally have a decent internet connection and I have a hut-neighbor that'… more »

So, the gods must have smiled upon me because yesterday I was able to move into a B-hut. My almost-electrocution adventure must have swayed them.  I've made it a little homey.  There's all this foam padding stapled to the wall.  I didn't like it at fir… more »

I've mentioned the wind. And the fact that I'm in a tent. Well, the two combined create problems.  We have three metal beams with lights strung up on them holding the tent up.  Across those beams lays the electrical cord for the power plugs.  With th… more »

So, a lot is going on here.  I have to pick my successor (or at least think about it), I'm trying to move into something other than a tent, I've got wild cat-herding to do for my people, I've got people leaving for home for emergencies, etcetera.  Oh, pl… more »

That's a fairly new term for me. I hadn't heard it until recently, but knew immediately to what it was referring. Here's an example: My co-worker lives in an open bay b-hut with 15 other women.  Bottom bunks are hard-fought and earned with time and m… more »