The internet continued to give me grief this week resulting in limited posts. 48 more hours to go! I'm so ready for a long, hot shower and swim in Dubai.
I had a fun weekend. Yesterday I went to an Australia Day celebration here in Kabul. The party was complete with Foster’s beers, INXS music, sheep racing, and Australian beef pies. The weather gods cooperated as well and for the first time since I’ve been here, the weather was above freezing.
I recognized a handful of people from previous nights out, making the party all the more fun. I also met a couple of American “security” guys. Not sure who they are working for or what they were doing in Kabul as they kept that information pretty close to the vest, but I found out one of the guys lives in the Mission district in SF. Of course his buddies, a couple of old, rugged-looking New Yorkers, were busting his chops about being from San Francisco and of course the obligatory gay jokes were getting thrown around. The guy from SF responds, “Yeah, when I drop a quarter, I kick it to Oakland before picking it up.” He then turns to me, “you’ve probably heard that one before.” I quickly replied, “sure, that’s an old one” as I quickly remembered that he had just told me he is legally authorized to carry a gun at all times when he is in SF due to his “security” role.
I recognized a handful of people from previous nights out, making the party all the more fun. I also met a couple of American “security” guys. Not sure who they are working for or what they were doing in Kabul as they kept that information pretty close to the vest, but I found out one of the guys lives in the Mission district in SF. Of course his buddies, a couple of old, rugged-looking New Yorkers, were busting his chops about being from San Francisco and of course the obligatory gay jokes were getting thrown around. The guy from SF responds, “Yeah, when I drop a quarter, I kick it to Oakland before picking it up.” He then turns to me, “you’ve probably heard that one before.” I quickly replied, “sure, that’s an old one” as I quickly remembered that he had just told me he is legally authorized to carry a gun at all times when he is in SF due to his “security” role.
Here are some party pics:
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