Walking in a Winter Muslim Land..

Pictures of the street in front of my base at around 0500, before traffic really started and messed it up. Peaceful. Its a shame that this city couldn't be this peaceful and beautiful all the time.





So, winter has officially come Kabul. 19 degrees today at 9AM. Snowed for 3 days straight and is now clear and cold. I really like winter, as long as the sky is clear. The cold doesn't bother me, just the overcast skies. Coming from Phoenix, which gets 330 days of sun per year, spoiled me.
A few weeks before Xmas, and my shopping is already done, the packages are sent, and soon the friends and family will opening them. Miss my dad alot lately. Miss the whole family actually. One of my brothers has come up with the idea of me moving back to Phoenix, and he and I testing, training, going through the Fire Acaemy together, and starting a career together. I am giving this more serious thought than I have before. I didn't want to move back to AZ, but as my time here draws to a close, and the fact that I will have to face life as a civilian again, with all the inherent joys and sorrows that that brings, moving back "home" doesn't really bother me that much. My family has supported me more than anyone else. I miss them, and I have also reconnected some old friends from high school, and people really don't change all that much over the years.

I am kind of scared of turning 30. seems like a huge milestone. Getting old was for everyone else, not that 30 is old, but it seems like it. Random thoughts. Here's a couple of pics.

Merry Xmas, Happy New Year, and here's to being home in less than 100 days.

Oh yeah, almost forgot,

Centennial Coyotes 51

Peoria Panthers 7

Arizona 5A-II state semi finals football. Centennial went on to win the Title game, 34-0 over Sunnyslope to capture their first ever State Championship. Go Coyotes!!