And her description of the improvements in her quality of life sounds as if she might be at the same place as CPT Patti.
I miss home and all of life's little conveniences so much. There's just no place like the States.
But the quality of life has improved so drastically for us in the past couple months I hardly recognize this place any more. We went from 140 degree temps with no air conditioning, no hot meals, no good way to contact families, and burnout latrines to AC in every room, a big dining facility with four meals a day, Internet services, and a really nice MWR (Morale, Welfare, and Recreation) room complete with a weight room, big screen TV, pool tables, and even a smoothie bar...
We've got a huge job here, and we need their help to rebuild their city. Anybody who thought this was going to be a quick process needs to remember that this country has had havoc wreaked on it for decades now, and the Middle East has been war torn since the beginning of time.
Nothing is a quick fix. Slow, but steady improvements are what we have right now, and in my mind that's better than nothing. I get frustrated when I hear people say we had no business being here... anyone who could have see these children and this situation would change their mind.
Interesting, isn't it, that this 19 year old understands the truth about the Middle East...while so many of our politicians don't...
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