Happy Wednesday

Good Morning From Afghanistan,

I continue to adjust from my end. Here's one for ya: we used bottled water to brush our teeth. The water is safe for showering but I'm told it's best to use the bottled stuff for oral hygiene (wish this blog had spell check).

Yesterday, I went over to the European Police (EUPOL) Headquarters with my partner Rick. A most interesting experience on many levels.
(1) Driving through parts of Kabul with the streets littered with cars, people, vegetable carts, and donkey pulled wagons. Tried to take some pictures but our driver is most adept at navigating through what I saw as a blockade.
(2) The EUPOL compound was like walking into parts of Europe, no shock there. My counterparts are from England and Estonia and we had a most engaging conversation, in the end deciding it best that we work cooperatively. Should prove an adventure.
(3) Our EUPOL colleagues were gracious enough to drive us back to our compound in their very nice armored SUV... pretty darn nice. They have great shocks in the car too, something I have not experienced since arriving in the theater.

Off to brush my teeth and head out for another day of work. Heading to the Ministry today.

Love and hugs for all.

GAIL