I have rediscovered my love of apples since coming to Afghanistan. This isn't something that I set out to do, but was a result of too many times not being able to find anything that sounded even remotely good to eat. So I settled for an apple. My fall back food, quickly became my everyday food. For the most part, I can pretty much count on there always being apples. Sometimes, I can't. So, I stock up when the opportunity presents itself. Unfortunately, not all apples are created equal. Sometimes they give us the "good" apples. These are the Red Delicious apples. I scoop as many of these up as I can when I find them. Other times, we get the Golden Delicious apples. Now they both have "Delicious" in their names, but rest assured, they are not equally delicious. The Golden Delicious just aren't as crunchy as their Red counterparts, and I find the Golden ones to be "mealy". I have yet to see any Granny Smith Apples. That would be a welcome diversion. That was probably more than you ever cared to know about the apple situation in Afghanistan, but sometimes you get more than you bargained for with my blog....
Today, my paralegal (the one I mentioned before, who wasn't receiving packages) got another care package. I had signed her up to receive a care package through a website that sends care packages to Soldiers in Afghanistan. Today she got one with a whole bunch of snacks in it. She had previously received one with some toiletries in it. In the package was a box of girl scout cookies with a sticker on it with the Troops email address. So, I thought that we would take a picture with the box and send them a thank you email. I thought it was a pretty neat idea that they put there email address on the box. I'm sure they donated a lot of boxes to the organization that sent out the care package, and were maybe hoping for a Soldier who received it to write them back. So we will be writing to them, to let them know their cookies made it to Kandahar.
I chipped/cracked my tooth the other day. I have no idea how I did it other than it happened while I was brushing my teeth. As soon as I was done brushing, I felt I had a piece of tooth just floating around in my mouth. Luckily it is a tooth that has been root canaled and chipped prior, so I'm not in pain as I'm pretty sure all that chipped off was the old stuff they put on to fill in the original chip. I tried to go to the dentist here in KAF today, but was completely unsuccessful both times I attempted. The first time, I didn't have a vehicle, so I decided to walk. The dentist is located at the hospital which is about a mile from where I work. I was almost there, when I realized I had forgotten my ID card, and they won't see you without it. So I turned around and went back to the office. It was quite hot out today, so I decided to give it a little time before I set out again. Luckily, I was able to procure a vehicle for the second attempt and made sure I had my ID card. I got there, and then was told that I could not make an appointment and would need to come back tomorrow morning for sick call. They also told me if I was in pain, that I could sit there and wait and they could see me in 2.5 hours. Who the hell would want to wait 2.5 hours to be seen if they were in pain? Not me. I left. I will make a 3rd attempt tomorrow morning during sick call hours.
Here's some pictures....
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| Camels!!!! I also like the "no running beyond this point" sign. Who the hell would do that?!? |
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| My "stockpile" of apples. |
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| Thank-you Girl Scout Troop! |
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