It's been really nice here lately, warm, but nice! I can take the heat here becuase being here is a lot like being home in Missouri as the weather here is seasonal like home. During the summer it gets up over 100 degrees and during the winter it snows a lot and gets really cold. I wouldn't trade being here for anywhere else in Afghanistan just because I have been here so long and I know what to expect here. I know this is kind of odd since i just posted a few days ago about people not being willing to accept change but if I'm honest, I'm the same way. Excepting change is so difficult especially here where you never really know what to expect so finding even the tiniest of routines is good enough for me. I love it. I need that little bit of peace. It's not a lot but it is enough for me to hold on to and I think being here for as long as I have been it's necessary for sanity purposes to find a small routine. Just because I have a small daily routine does not in anyway mean that I am not willing to adapt to change, I do it a lot, but it just gives me something constant for personal and mental security. I love what I'm doing and it is very important I feel like I'm doing a great service and I feel like I'm on the right path and I'm there at a young age. What more could anyone ask?
Nice self reflection. I love how writing this way allows us to look at ourselves. I am a bit of a control freak - which explains why faulty technology makes me crazy, but a controlling person like myself is always willing to ask others to change, but I am not necessarily going to adjust to change well myself. It is interesting. No? I know a few others in Afghanistan right now and I get images and writing from their adventures. It is important to know what is happening with you and where you are. Stay safe. ~Ms. A.
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