So I arrived at MeS a little after 8pm. Picked up and taken to my new home which is a tent. I am in a tent because the current Deputy Commander here who happens to be the senior American here decided all Americans would be housed by the American unit here. Before his arrival I would have been housed by the Germans (because I work for ISAF) in a hard shelter (with indoor plumbing). Now I get to walk a minimum of 100yards to the bathroom/showers. And the Americans make you put blankets around your bunk so the light bulbs in other people's areas don't bother you. I think that is just so AAFES can make more money by you having to buy blankets to put up.
Anyways this current dude leaves the beginning of October. The senior DIA dude here knows the incoming American and will ask him about using money his agency has to build all the intel guys hard shelters. He asked the current senior American who said "No" because it would be unfair to the rest of the Americans. We've been here ten years and we still house our people in tents! Anyways, hopefully before the hard winter sets in I'll be in a hard shelter as they go up quickly.
Oh, and no more free internet, you have to pay for it here. Tomorrow’s installment: Part 3 - Chow.
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