Woah! Somehow I've ended up in the lovely African heat on this Easter Sunday. Could I be any more lucky? Ahaha I'm kidding. This sucks. It's hotter than hell here and I left Bahrain a day earlier than I was planning to which means I didn't get to say goodbye to a lot of people and that really bothers me. My last night in Bahrain was not what I was expecting, it was both good and bad. Of course, because everyone in the military is basically the equivalent of a high school girl, there was some stupid drama that just HAD to go down in my last few hours. But once I left the scene of the drama, the night took a turn for the better, I had a really great evening with one of my best friends on the island. We had a couple really great talks and stayed up late just enjoying each others company. I'm definitely going to miss him a lot. Woke up this morning at OH MY GOD IT'S EARLY o'clock and left it all behind. The next few months are going to be interesting for sure. I have to get used to not seeing certain people every day, or being able to call them to come hug me when I'm having a bad day. And it's worse knowing that when I do come back to Bahrain, most likely they'll all be gone. I love the military more than anything, but I hate getting close to people and then having to say goodbye not too long after. Granted, with modern technology it's easier to stay in contact with people, but it's not the same as actually being able to see them face to face. But I've gotten through tougher things in my life and I know I can get through this. Who knows, maybe I'll see them further down the road in our careers. With a certain few people I really hope that happens.
Back to Africa. Oh. My. Gosh. I can not imagine being stationed here. It's hot, isolated, dirty and hot (yes I said it twice because it's not even really summer here and it's freaking hot out!). The best thing I've seen so far is the galley, the food there is remarkably good, but still. I would not want to be living here on a permanent basis. Right now they have us staying in tent barracks which do give the illusion of actually being deployed but are highly inconvenient for privacy or being on someones good side. People are always sleeping in there and they get mightily irritated if you flip the light on, but of course there are no windows so if the door is closed, it's pitch black so you HAVE to turn the light on so you don't trip and die. I think I actually got growled at earlier....
I'm excited to get going on mission and finally get some experience instead of just training. I don't know how often I'll be able to update or what I can share, but I'll do my best. All I can ask for is for everyone to bear with me on this crazy adventure that is my life.
Long distance love from your favorite MA,
Victoria
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