back in Iraq

I am finally back in Iraq and back to K1. I got to spend
15 days back in the states visiting with family and friends
which was WONDERFUL. Then on Monday the 29th of June
I left Albany Airport for Atlanta Airport to catch as flight
to Kuwait in route to Iraq. I landed in Kuwait the evening
of the 30th.........I left Kuwait on the 8th of JULY!! I spent
over 8 days stuck in Kuwait due to sand storms. It was
horrible. Some people dont think that being stuck in Kuwait
is so bad because they have a McDonalds and other fast
food places to eat. I dont really eat at those places so I spent
the 8 days sleeping during the day (because of the heat) and
then staying awake all through the night. The USO in
Kuwait was very nice. I would get up at about 6pm and go
to dinner (which I considered breakfast),
then I would go to an accountability formation to be told that
there were no flights to Kirkuk. After that I would go for a
run, read a bit before heading to midnight chow which was lunch.
Breakfast of course was dinner. It was a strange
cycle that I am still recovering from........
The best thing that came out of being stuck in Kuwait was that I was
so excited to actually get back to IRAQ that I bypassed the sadness of
missing the family. I NEVER in my life thought that I would be EXCITED to
be in Kirkuk, IRAQ!!! It has been a crazy week since I have been back. I
have just been playing catch up and visiting with my Iraqi counterparts.
Hope everyone is well!
I will write again very soon.
Mickey