Today some of the locals came to the base that I'm staying at and gave us kabobs.
They butchered a couple of sheep right then and there and cooked it up for us. They also played a bunch of local music for us. It was pretty cool, a little weird mind you, but neat.
The last week or so has been pretty neat. We've been extremely busy, but that actually helps the time go by faster.
Oh, one piece of bad news. The man in charge of lodging and logistics at the base I'm staying at may have received serious brain trauma today. He was riding around on a little four-wheeler that we use for light duties on the base and rolled it. He was sent to a bigger base with a hospital by helicopter. We're all hoping that he'll be all right.
When people think of soldiers injured while overseas, they usually don't think of the simple accidents like this one that happen. It's too bad, but they happen too; maybe more than than the bloody gory war wound incidents that we hear of on the news.
Anyway, accidents aside, things here are going great. One thing's for sure: it's just plain nice to be doing my job.
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