It's hard to believe, but my time in Iraq is slightly more than halfway over (I return to the States on Sept. 11). The frustrating part of that, of course, is that I feel like it's taken me this long to get comfortable here. It's not just that I know the difference between Mansour and Saydiya or that I can recite the entire family history of Moqtada al-Sadr, it's that I have Iraqi friends, that I have finally gotten used to the food at home, that I have a username and password for the internal al-Qaeda in Iraq web site. Although I don't plan to call Iraq home any time soon, I feel nearly as comfortable here as I do in Washington.
Of course, the biggest thing I miss about the U.S. is the people. The worst part of this experience is that it can feel a bit isolating at times because the people I'm closest to aren't here. And as much as I've tried to communicate the experience through this blog, I'm not nearly a good enough writer to express Iraq. It doesn't mean I'll stop trying, though.
6 comments:
I hope this blog isn't halfway over.
Come to SR when you are in SF and we will fill the bathtub with beer
Okay, I give up. Who are you, SSV? And where is SR? And why would we fill a bathtub with beer?
Why would you question filling a bathtub with beer?
that I have a username and password for the internal al-Qaeda in Iraq web site.
um, I think this requires some sort of explanation...
Congrats on making a home in a crazy place. That is a hard thing to do and whoever SSV may be i agree, you deserve a bathtub of beer.
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