Long days

Hello everyone. I am very sorry it has been so long since I have written anything. The Internet situation and time off isn't the best here. Hopefully soon, I won't have to deal with it anymore and will have better Internet.

Everything has been going well here. It has been busy, but it has been surprisingly quiet in our area recently, which is a good thing... but weird. Mainly, we have been working with the Iraqi Police in trying to make them be able to function on their own. The IP stations in this area have improved vastly, which is a good thing. The police chiefs out here are doing a great job. They actually throw their own IPs in jail for days just for missing work or messing up at work. They take like 2 weeks pay from them too for the same stuff, which over here, is a lot of money. 1 dollar is like 1200 dinar or something like that I don't know. I start getting confused when they talk about prices and stuff.

I am learning a little more Arabic, and am able to communicate a little better with the citizens and police. It's a good experience. I almost thought about minoring in Arabic in school, because it would help me out if I ever decided to go federal. I don't know. It's a hard language.

But, everyone here is doing well. People are starting to go home on leave, and I wish I was one of them, but what can ya do. I really miss good hot wings... like from Mulligans or Buffalo Wild Wings. It's been driving me nuts lately.

Anyway, I miss you all and look forward to talking to ya.

Phil