Happy Easter...

Its sunday morning here already... I am 7 hours ahead, I have to check but I really think it was daylight savings here last night... so maybe its 8 hours ahead now I dunno.

My 1st full week of work has passed and its a pretty chill job, Schools and training for the batallion, so lots of deadlines, paperwork and meetings basically. We work out 3-4 mornings a week at 5am (only time it isnt too hot outside). I usually get off work around 5-ish or so each afternoon.

I brought my cell phone over here because my provider said it would work, and it does but it works on roaming charges (yikes) so I was just gonna purchase a new phone for the year I was here, but.... I found out I can just replace the SIM card with a local providers here and not have to spend money on a new phone. I contacted tmobile and they were very helpful, they gave me the unlock code for my phone (only for military obv) so it can be used. So I will be going to get a new SIM card in a few hours.

I had the chance to go downtown again yesterday but I decided against it, its just such an ordeal to get off this post and back on I didnt feel like going thru it. I have to go out on wednesday and pick up some trophies and plaques for our organizational day (sports/fun/bbq day) in early april.

The local people here are very very polite and nice and most speak at least broken english if not fluent. When you walk in a place of business, the trophy shop for example... the gentleman went and got soda's and presented them to us on a tray, and pulled chairs up for everyone to sit down etc.. they are polite to the point of getting on your nerves actually. At dinner the waitress must have said sir and ma'am at least 200 times and usually 3-5 times per sentence. Excuse me ma'am, hello ma'am can I refill your drink ma'am?

Prices here are pretty high or maybe its just that the dollar sucks, its weird you read about how the dollar is dropping and such but it doesnt really affect you that much at home. Over here is where you see it. I figured I would convert some dollars to KD's for dinner (most places have even worse conversion rate off post) so I figured well $100 should be good... I got $26 KD's. At dinner I ordered like a chicken wrap thing that came with fries and drink. Prolly comparable to a $8 meal at TGIF or something, it was only $3 but that still converts to about $12 or $13 american dollars.

I was expecting most the kuwaiti women to be all covered in burkas and stuff not really, the older ones wear them, and some wear the head scarves, but the majority are very "american-ized" for lack of a better word. All the same types of cars are on the road and the same stores are in the malls (Gap, limited too, etc..) they have all the same restaurants too. Traffic is crazy they just drive any old way, highways are very much like germany left lane to fly by and all cars move out of way etc..

I still havent taken any more pictures even tho I have my camera on me all the time lol. I will soon I promise. Im gonna grab a little more sleep and then go get that SIM card. I will be calling home later to wish the girls happy easter and hear what the easter bunny brought them.

Goodnight/Good morning =)