Had a great, but way too short trip home. Unfortunately, no jobs happening there that were quite enough to make me leave where I'm at just yet....but there are things on the horizon.
For now, back in Iraq just doing what I do....
Back in Baghdad, on my way home for a bit.
I'm supposed to stop in at my old company to see if they have anything for me, but I'm not counting on it. A week and a half at home, then back over here....unless something good happens
Yeah Im working on this whole taking care of myself thing, turns out burning a candle at both ends really does catch up with you. So how have you been eh? Anything exciting happen over the holidays?
So I took this job to change my scenery a bit and get away from a bunch of bullshit that was making me have seriously violent thoughts for the first time in about 10-15 years or so. I don't like feeling that way, and I figured that getting away from everything would help out. Not to mention getting a pretty good job and lots of... Read More
The first week and a half here, they had me doing facility inspections. Boring as hell. Turns out, they thought because I was the youngest in my group, I must be inexperienced.
Yeah, I started doing electrical work when I was 17.
I asked to be put on a working crew for a day to see how I did.
Smoked the 35 year master electrician,... Read More
Iraq....hot and boring.
12 hour days, 7 days a week because there isn't shit else to do. People think I'm nuts, but I kinda like the fact that I can just focus on work with nothing else to bother me for a few months.
Ok....plans fall through, new plans pop up.
Looks like I'm off on a crazy fool adventure. Got a job offer doing some airfield lighting in Iraq of all places. I'll be there for 3-4 months making some crazy good money and seeing a part of the world I never expected to see.