Waiting in Kuwait

February 28

(I fogot to show you my pictures of Kuwait.) We made it to Kuwait before the end of February. YEAAAAA!!! Why so happy you may ask? That means I get the whole month of February free of income taxes. A small price to pay for being in such a desolate place away from my loved ones.

This is a picture of our "living" conditions while here. All the women were placed in one tent regardless of the number of females or cots. Yes, they actually ran out of cots which led to a very bad scene for those coming in after us. The model is LT Nicole Stewart, a psychologist from Jacksonville, FL. We became friends while training at Camp Lejeune. And that's me laying on the cot reading a book. I have really enjoyed being able to read more, but I'd give up my books to see one of the boys playing soccer.

Iraq At Last

February 28

Well, I am finally here at my final destination. The top picture shows my friend and LA room mate, LT Lora Martin. She is a nurse from Rhode Island and we met at the Los Angeles Trauma Course. Then there is my partner in crime, LT Stuart Hitchcock. He is an OR nurse I work with in Jacksonville, FL who travelled all the way to Iraq with me. He is wonderful at making us all laugh. I am grateful to have been paired up with both individuals.

The plane ride from Kuwait to Iraq went quicker and smoother than I thought it would. I had packed all my warm gear in my seabag forgetting about the possibility of it being chilly on the military plane. Fortunately, we were on a big one in which all the doors shut. Yes, they do have transportation planes in which the rear door only closes a little thus allowing cold air to come in.