Wow! I never thought that I could work outside in 123* and still be alive to talk about it! That was the temperature most of two weeks ago! The trick is that the humidity is only about 9*. We also stay in the airconditioning as much as possible. We have busy with building inspections and remediations. Sunday is my day off so I watch movies, call home and clean my chu.
My Arabic is quite horrible but I am starting to recognize words and intentions of conversations. My teacher, Ammar, is very patient about my inability to make the required sounds to create words correctly. He just laughs.
I look forward to my visit home. I will make as many stops as I can, time willing. I do plan to stop at school, I hope to catch our new 7th graders in Mrs. Krause's class.
Hope you all had a good summer.
Tess
You can see for miles and miles....
Isn't that part of a song? Yep!
When the air is clear you can see for miles. (when it's not you can't see 10 feet) The photo is with me standing on top of one of the buildings on the base. They have a covered area for parties and BBQ up there. Pretty nice! Well, you can imagine the view from the third floor with no obstructions... Life here is as good as it can be. The food is good and I am not the one cooking! We had a company BBQ last night and actually had steak! Fantastic!
I am learning Arabic from our Chemist/Interpreter. He is actually learning more english than me Arabic, but I'm trying. I have learned that it uses more gutteral sounds than I thought existed. The most important saying "so and so is always late!".
I will be home for R&R in September and ready to set down to a beer with friends. Also plan to ride in Ricky Quinn's clinic at Raining L Ranch during my visit. The 2 weeks will fly by I'm afraid.
be safe, Tess
When the air is clear you can see for miles. (when it's not you can't see 10 feet) The photo is with me standing on top of one of the buildings on the base. They have a covered area for parties and BBQ up there. Pretty nice! Well, you can imagine the view from the third floor with no obstructions... Life here is as good as it can be. The food is good and I am not the one cooking! We had a company BBQ last night and actually had steak! Fantastic!
I am learning Arabic from our Chemist/Interpreter. He is actually learning more english than me Arabic, but I'm trying. I have learned that it uses more gutteral sounds than I thought existed. The most important saying "so and so is always late!".
I will be home for R&R in September and ready to set down to a beer with friends. Also plan to ride in Ricky Quinn's clinic at Raining L Ranch during my visit. The 2 weeks will fly by I'm afraid.
be safe, Tess
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