Finally learned how to take a screen shot on Skype!
He sounded good. There is a lot he can't tell us about what he is doing, but I did hear a little more about what its like for him there.
In the middle of our chat this morning he said, "Don't freak out -- you are about to hear something kind of loud." Then came the rat-a-tat of gunfire. He assured me that was just guys firing at the range. Only practice -- but I take it that's a sound he hears a lot.
I asked about exercise. In their compound they have a pretty well-equipped gym! He says there are a couple of elliptical machines, pull up bars, free weights, a bench press... I would have guessed that if he were at a real base, but was surprised that there would be a lot of equipment where he is.
I was also surprised to hear that there are also some dogs and cats running around the compound. Yesterday he was holding a really cute puppy, belonging to the interpreter. I think the cats are more strays/wild. I think its kind of cool that there is something so normal there.
More later. Let me know if you have questions you want me to ask him. You can add a comment here, or send me an email. My email address for those who don't have it handy is piper.beveridge@gmail.com. Also, if you subscribe to this blog by email, you will get an email every day that there is a post the previous day -- so you don't have to remember to come here and check for new posts. Feel free to forward this to others who might be interested.
Piper
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