House Number Signs

 

 New House Number Sign at Night

 

 

New House Number Sign

New Job in Bagram Afghanistan

Started a new job -- back with my old company -- LSI.  Started work at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan.  I am working as a cost analyst.  Where I was required to carry a weapon on my previous job as a Mentor to the Ministry of Defense I don't carry a weapon now.

The mountains are beautiful around BAF.  The weather has been hot lately -- 90s but is cooling off to the 80s now.  Should be in the 70s by the end of the month of September 2013.

I was called to the District Council to work with the Bagram AF Branch for which I am a member.  There were only about 36 member remaining at Camp Eggers - around 18-20 attended.  There are around 121 at the BAF Branch.  Around 65 attend the meetings.  They have two meetings -- one at 10am and one at 8pm.  Their meetings are only one and 1/2 hours long.  The meetings were 2 hours long at Kabul Military Branch.

Teaching at National Military High School

National Miltary High School

 

I have been teaching the Afghan National Army (ANA) budget and finance courses for the past two months.  Some of my students are contracting, logistics, and finance officers for the ANA.  I rode to the class every day in an MRAP.

MRAP

Inside MRAP

ANA Students

ANA Students

ANA Students

Jaweed Noorzad (Interpreter) and Allen Nelson

ANA Students

 

 

 

Ride in an MRAP

I have been teaching the Afghanistan National Army soldiers this past week and have been traveling to teach them in an MRAP.  What a beast of a machine.  It is 35 tons of metal.  There is nothing on the road that can harm it.  I will be riding in it daily for a while and am enjoying the ride.  Such fun.  One more thing off my bucket list!

My Apartment

Here are a few pictures of my apartment.  Be it ever some humble and small.

Snow in Kabul

It snowed a few inches over the last couple days.  I was walking to MOD HQTRs so that made it a little difficult.  Got my excercise though.

New Garden

 

Gayla in Garden