Shit. It has been quite some time. On vacation now, currently in Barcelona about to get my 2nd tattoo in 2 days. Also on the agenda are Berlin and Stockholm.
Big changes coming though. I fast forwarded plans because I can't deal with Afghanistan anymore. I got accepted into grad school at the University of Pittsburgh starting in the fall. My contract ends Mid-May. I...
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Big changes coming though. I fast forwarded plans because I can't deal with Afghanistan anymore. I got accepted into grad school at the University of Pittsburgh starting in the fall. My contract ends Mid-May. I...
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Damn I miss this site. I can't get on it in Afghanistan for some reason. Probably the fact that it is partially blocked because it is "porn" in the Islamic world.
So this will be my only check in for about 3 months, maybe more. Boo.
Just got done with vacation, Kiev, Krakow and Stockholm. Great trip. Heavy stuff.
Back to Afghanistan and the turned...
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So this will be my only check in for about 3 months, maybe more. Boo.
Just got done with vacation, Kiev, Krakow and Stockholm. Great trip. Heavy stuff.
Back to Afghanistan and the turned...
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nikonphoto80:
man that sucks, i would hate to live in a place where i couldn't just go where ever i want on the internet.
man that sucks, i would hate to live in a place where i couldn't just go where ever i want on the internet.
So I have been in Afghanistan for about a month now. This is the first time in that month that I have been able to get on SG. Typically my internet is so bad that I can't pull it up, which really sucks. I have very limited internet or time as a whole.
There is a lot I could say about this all but the...
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nikonphoto80:
That sucks, I would die if I couldnt have good internet!
Wow 7days a week? How long are you going to be staying over there?
Wow 7days a week? How long are you going to be staying over there?
Leave for Afghanistan tomorrow. I will be there on Wednesday at some point. It is a long trip. 13 hours to Dubai, then the next day the flight to Afghanistan. Time to turn the brain off and just grind. 3 months on, 3 weeks off. Focus on that and redefine the space around me. All will be well. Grind.
gi_jo:
good luck!
nikonphoto80:
i hope all goes well!
Slight change of plans. Got stuck in Kosovo an extra 45 days due to some contractual problems. It is a bunch of BS and made things very difficult, but they gave us a very nice bonus for our troubles. It still blows because I had many plans. We are now supposed to be leaving Kosovo around April 17th or so. Once I get a hard...
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nikonphoto80:
That really sucks they would fuck you around like that, at least they gave you extra money, I hope all works out.
Things are in motion.
I leave Kosovo on 2 March, fly to Stockholm. I leave Stockholm and head back to Pittsburgh on 7 March. I then should leave for my training and then to Afghanistan sometime around March 26th. What date I leave for Afghanistan depends on things working out with my medical and stuff like that. It should be fine. I am fairly excited...
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I leave Kosovo on 2 March, fly to Stockholm. I leave Stockholm and head back to Pittsburgh on 7 March. I then should leave for my training and then to Afghanistan sometime around March 26th. What date I leave for Afghanistan depends on things working out with my medical and stuff like that. It should be fine. I am fairly excited...
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nikonphoto80:
I really hope it all goes well, I hope you make a lot of money and I hope Afghanistan is better then you think it will be.
Company lost the contract, I am going back to the states for some period of time. I was in shock at first, but now I am calm and at peace with it all. I am actually kind of excited. It is a chance to move onto to something different. The bottom line is I will be OK.
I am only worrying about the shit I...
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I am only worrying about the shit I...
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nikonphoto80:
So I take it you are not going to try to go for another contract like you were planning? Do you know what you are going to do when you get to the states?
Happy fucking new year.
My company lost its contract. In about 45 days I will be out of a job and headed back to states. I am hoping to find another gig soon, preferably Afghanistan.
I have a lot of shit to do. Not fucking good news.
My company lost its contract. In about 45 days I will be out of a job and headed back to states. I am hoping to find another gig soon, preferably Afghanistan.
I have a lot of shit to do. Not fucking good news.
nikonphoto80:
wow i'm really sorry, how did they lose their contract? i hope you find a new job soon! why do you want to go to Afghanistan? have you been there before?
nikonphoto80:
well good luck with it, i hope you get that contract then.
I suck at updating. Night shift is killing me which is part of the problem. Ugh.
nikonphoto80:
i understand that, some people like night shift, I'm not one of them!
i understand that, some people like night shift, I'm not one of them!
Long time between posts is becoming a common thing. Not that many people really read what I say.
My head is kind of a mess right now. Adjusting to night shift, going back to the states for 2 weeks on the 1st. That will be a rough trip.
Not much else happening. Lots of running and yoga lately. I am not really able to ride...
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My head is kind of a mess right now. Adjusting to night shift, going back to the states for 2 weeks on the 1st. That will be a rough trip.
Not much else happening. Lots of running and yoga lately. I am not really able to ride...
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nikonphoto80:
well I know you are busy, so I understand, I have come to understand that you must read many of peoples journals before they read yours, when I was away no one read my journals.
I understand, I never did like a night shift, I hope the trip home goes well.
Sounds like some good bands.
I understand, I never did like a night shift, I hope the trip home goes well.
Sounds like some good bands.
Getting my head in a better place. Hammering the bike and doing some good yoga practices, both of which help my head a lot. Listening to the living shit out of Tombs "Path of Totality". One of the best albums I have heard in a long time.
It is just such a fucking struggling getting by day to day knowing that the major decisions that...
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It is just such a fucking struggling getting by day to day knowing that the major decisions that...
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nikonphoto80:
Im glad you are getting your head in a better place, I would like to get back on my bike soon, I will have to check out that album some time.
It is sad the way things are being ran in a lot of areas of the world, I hope things get better some day.
Why do you want to go to Afghanistan or Iraq?
It is sad the way things are being ran in a lot of areas of the world, I hope things get better some day.
Why do you want to go to Afghanistan or Iraq?
5 months and no posts.
In Stockholm now, 2 weeks here. Decompression and getting my head straight. Lots of ink as well.
In Stockholm now, 2 weeks here. Decompression and getting my head straight. Lots of ink as well.
nikonphoto80:
i hope you have been doing well.
i hope you have been doing well.
nikonphoto80:
thanks, i need all the luck i can get to get out of this patch!
Congratulations on getting into grad school, I hope this new path in your life brings you happiness.