They worked us a full day today. If I get to bed in the next half hour, I will get 6 hours sleep. I am eating left over french fries from The Great Steak & Potato which is at the bottom of my building. They are actually similar to Kennywood fries so I am happy about that. And the whole wheat bread is good. I got the same brand of peanut butter & jelly as in the US. The butter brands are same or similar and I was able to find a healthy butter spread. So that's my make shift dinner tonight.
We eat breakfast and lunch at the dining facility (DFAC). I prefer chow hall. Stuck in my ways from my own army days. It's a pretty sweet deal - $2.45 for breakfast and $4.25 for lunch. They have a main line, sandwich line, soup/potato bar, salad bar, fruit, desserts (good stuff too), cereals, yogurts, all the drinks you can imagine, cookies, energy bars, rehydration mixes, gum, AND a vegetarian bar. I love the fried cauliflower. It's pretty amazing at first but imagine it still manages to get old for the soldiers who eat there 3 times a day, 7 days a week, for a year. They never leave post for off time as far as I know. And we are allowed to leave with 2 take away items like fruit or drink or energy bar. So when you had your 2 cargo pockets, the inside of your shirt and your 2 hands, you can make it out of there with 4 to 6 items! ha ha. Right now my shirt is really huge and I have to get it tailored. I don't know where I'll put my extra food after the shirt is done and fits all nice and tight! lol Some of us take the extra food for our bus driver.
I will write another time about the foreign nationals that work here, work hard, and send all their money home to family. Our bus driver is one of them. We try to help out.
It's 8pm my time, bed time. 2:45 am wake up.
good night,
Laura
Sunday, May 31, 2009
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