Romanian Soldiers Love The Internet

Yes, it is true. There are Romanian Soldiers here at KAF. I don't know what they do. Maybe they guard the computers and phones we all use to communicate with the folks back home. They are always here, at the computer room, in platoon sized elements. They are usually quite loud... then again, we "Ugly Americans" are probably louder. A bunch of us went up to the boardwalk (yes, they built a boardwalk here) to watch the Kandahar Cup Hockey tournament final match. There's a hockey rink here. No ice, just a bunch of guys running around with sticks chasing a ball. We were having a good time making fun of the Canadian team, and cheering on the American team. Then we found out that both teams were Canadian. So I imagine that people were making fun of us. It was still a good time. We went to the range yesterday. I'm not an eagle eye expert, but I'm feeling very confidant in my ability to reach out an touch someone with my M4. Going to the range here is a lot more fun than it is back in the states. You can shoot safely without all the safety Nazis jumping down your throat. It's more relaxed, just as safe, and it's easy to concentrate on shooting. I've been lifting weights a lot lately. I'm not losing weight, but I am getting a little slimmer and a little stronger. As you can tell, life here at KAF is pretty chilled out for the moment. We are getting our equipment together piece by piece and it may be a little longer than we had expected for the push out to our respective FOB's. I can't honestly say I mind. Each day I am here is a day off the deployment without being blown-up or shot at. There will be plenty of time for that this year and I'm not in a hurry. Although, I would like to get to where I'm supposed to go, if only to stop living out of my duffel bags in a giant tent with 50 guys. They say we'll have one man rooms in the B-Huts, where I'm going. My computer time is up. There is a Romanian here with an AK who needs to get on MySpace or something. So that's the update.