This is right up at the Military Demarkation Line. You are looking at the North Korean side behind me. 
Thursday, August 24, 2006
The first of a few shots from Korea
This is right up at the Military Demarkation Line. You are looking at the North Korean side behind me.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
New goings ons
Well, it's been a few weeks since I graced these pages with another tidbit from my life here in Japan. Well folks, wait no more, because I am about to lay another episode on you!
So I bought a scooter a couple of weeks ago. It's kind of strange, but for some reason I have to have a fire lit under me to spend that much money. (It really wasn't all that expensive, but anything over $1000 I get the heebee-jeebees over.) So Kristin, Ronan, and myself go into this scooter shop. (Sounds like the opening to a joke doesn't it?)
You have to understand that I had done research, and I already knew which model I was going to get and what-not. So I find the model that I want to buy. They have a new one there on the showroom floor. It was going for something like 193,000 yen. I probably could have gotten it for 175,000 yen. But because I have discovered that registering a Japanese only model in the States will be fruitless and/or expensive, I decided to go into the garage and see what used scoots they had. As luck would have it, they had one of the model that I wanted to buy. And it was only 141,000 yen It had 8138 km on it, but it looked clean, and the engine ran good, and the oil was clean. So I decided to enter into negotiations with the scooter-ya (putting -ya on the end of a noun denotes a shop/shop keeper/ store clerk) to buy the steed in question.
Please understand that I don't speak all that much Japanese, and these people who ran the shop didn't speak and english, so we right from the begining we were off to a fine start.
We actually understood each other pretty well though, and after doing some paper work and finding a way to tell her where we live, we were able to pay and set up a delivery location and time for the scooter. It took about an hour and a nifty translation web site on Yahoo Japan. I paid the money and we took our leave.
On Friday of the same week a little truck with my scooter in it pulled up onto the sidewalk right outside the main gate of Yokosuka Naval Base. I hopped in the the truck and we drove to the back gate, did some paperwork and off we went to drop the bike off at the yard where the MSF Basic Riders Course is taught. (Which was begining that evening.)
So that night I sit in a classroom, watching videos, and answering questions that any well trained monkey could deal with. I was there until 2100 on Friday night. Then I show up at the yard at 0730 and we begin the practical aspect of the class. Riding around in a circle, braking, cornering, swerving. We covered the whole gambit. Nothing on developing a good traffic strategy that will keep you out of trouble on a bike. But it was good. I had a chance to get to know my scoot without being on the mean streets of the lower Kanagawa Prefecture. Scooters are pretty impressive little pieces of equipment. I think a lot mot engineering goes into them than most regualar motorcycles. Especially the transmission.
At any rate that was my weekend. Yes, I had to go back for another session on Sunday as well, and take a skills test as well as a written test. It was intense!
So there I was thinking that on Monday I would get a temporary Base Only plate, ride around base for 50km and then I can go to the Vehicle Registration Office to get the registration precess going so I can start commuting. After all, this scooter is supposed to be saving me about $1000 over the course of 3 years. (difference in train fare, time spent walking to train station, ect.)
But noooo........ I have another class I have to go to. The Experienceed Riders Course. You are not allowed to drive your bike off base here in Japan unless you take both of those classes. The good thing is that they are $300+ classes back in the States (for non-military types), for military members, they are free of charge, in fact the BRC is required for a military member to ride their bike onto any military base anywhere.
So I will be spending another day hanging out with the biker dudes so I can get my freedom to ride off this prison, errr I mean island of discontent.
I'll post a picture of the scooter tonigth when I get home. Of maybe later today. I do have a camera here and I am riding the scooter from the gate to my office everyday. (About 2 km)
~Josh
So I bought a scooter a couple of weeks ago. It's kind of strange, but for some reason I have to have a fire lit under me to spend that much money. (It really wasn't all that expensive, but anything over $1000 I get the heebee-jeebees over.) So Kristin, Ronan, and myself go into this scooter shop. (Sounds like the opening to a joke doesn't it?)
You have to understand that I had done research, and I already knew which model I was going to get and what-not. So I find the model that I want to buy. They have a new one there on the showroom floor. It was going for something like 193,000 yen. I probably could have gotten it for 175,000 yen. But because I have discovered that registering a Japanese only model in the States will be fruitless and/or expensive, I decided to go into the garage and see what used scoots they had. As luck would have it, they had one of the model that I wanted to buy. And it was only 141,000 yen It had 8138 km on it, but it looked clean, and the engine ran good, and the oil was clean. So I decided to enter into negotiations with the scooter-ya (putting -ya on the end of a noun denotes a shop/shop keeper/ store clerk) to buy the steed in question.
Please understand that I don't speak all that much Japanese, and these people who ran the shop didn't speak and english, so we right from the begining we were off to a fine start.
We actually understood each other pretty well though, and after doing some paper work and finding a way to tell her where we live, we were able to pay and set up a delivery location and time for the scooter. It took about an hour and a nifty translation web site on Yahoo Japan. I paid the money and we took our leave.
On Friday of the same week a little truck with my scooter in it pulled up onto the sidewalk right outside the main gate of Yokosuka Naval Base. I hopped in the the truck and we drove to the back gate, did some paperwork and off we went to drop the bike off at the yard where the MSF Basic Riders Course is taught. (Which was begining that evening.)
So that night I sit in a classroom, watching videos, and answering questions that any well trained monkey could deal with. I was there until 2100 on Friday night. Then I show up at the yard at 0730 and we begin the practical aspect of the class. Riding around in a circle, braking, cornering, swerving. We covered the whole gambit. Nothing on developing a good traffic strategy that will keep you out of trouble on a bike. But it was good. I had a chance to get to know my scoot without being on the mean streets of the lower Kanagawa Prefecture. Scooters are pretty impressive little pieces of equipment. I think a lot mot engineering goes into them than most regualar motorcycles. Especially the transmission.
At any rate that was my weekend. Yes, I had to go back for another session on Sunday as well, and take a skills test as well as a written test. It was intense!
So there I was thinking that on Monday I would get a temporary Base Only plate, ride around base for 50km and then I can go to the Vehicle Registration Office to get the registration precess going so I can start commuting. After all, this scooter is supposed to be saving me about $1000 over the course of 3 years. (difference in train fare, time spent walking to train station, ect.)
But noooo........ I have another class I have to go to. The Experienceed Riders Course. You are not allowed to drive your bike off base here in Japan unless you take both of those classes. The good thing is that they are $300+ classes back in the States (for non-military types), for military members, they are free of charge, in fact the BRC is required for a military member to ride their bike onto any military base anywhere.
So I will be spending another day hanging out with the biker dudes so I can get my freedom to ride off this prison, errr I mean island of discontent.
I'll post a picture of the scooter tonigth when I get home. Of maybe later today. I do have a camera here and I am riding the scooter from the gate to my office everyday. (About 2 km)
~Josh
Wednesday, July 26, 2006
First Official Duty
This is at a Shinto shrine where I was asked to participate in a traditional Shinto Safety Ceremony. I was honored and grateful for the chance. Of course later at the luncheon I was asked to stand up and give a speak to about 85 people who could barely understand what I was saying. It was all a very gratifying experience.
~Josh
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
New post!!!! (At long last)
I just wanted to update everyone onthe goings on in the Perry room-hold. Yes we are currently still in the Navy Lodge here at Naval Base Yokosuka. But the light at the end of the tunnel is swiftly approaching. We are going to move into our new house on Friday the 21st of July. I know this about a month after we arrived here, but with work being as demanding as it has been, it's been hard to schedule a time to make this happen.
However; we have not just been sitting in our rooms waiting for life to happen to us. The first weekend we were here we went Hiratsuka to the Star Festival. Talk about a lot of people. One of my co-workers keeps a great blog site about his adventures in Japan, and he takes incredible pictures of the experiences too. You can check that out at:
http://rippleaj.spaces.msn.com
Last week we went to the mandatory Area Orientation Brief/Inter Cultural Relations workshop, and part of that is going out in town and riding the train somewhere and then talking about it the next days. Kristin and I decided to go up to Yokohama, which isn't all that far, but it involved getting a transfer ticket to ride multiple lines. Not a big deal really, but for Kristin and I it was a new thing. But easy once it was all said and done. During our outing we ran into another couple who were going to the same place, and believe it or not they were newer than us. We helped them out (We at least knew how to buy a train ticket.) and we ended spending the rest of the day together. It was a lot of fun. Unfortunately I didn't bring the camera. But I was able to take some pictures with the cell phone.
And that is the picture of the Landmark tower that we went to the top of. It was 1,000 yen, but well worth it.
That's it for right now. I'll post a couple for cell phone pictures right now as well. (From our trip to Yokohama.)
~Josh
Saturday, July 08, 2006
Pictures
Well, I wish I could post some picturs for everyone to see, but unfortunately the free internet connection that I am riding on is just to slow. It's wireless, but the actual connection to the outside world is not facilitating a fast enough connection to upload some fairly big pictures.
So anyway last night after I got off of work, Kristin, Ronan, a friend from work and his girlfriend, and myself all went to the town of Haritsuka to see a festivial that they put on there every year. It's called the Festival of the Lovers..... or Stars, depending on how you want to interpret it. There were tons pf people, food, drink, and did I mention people?
Hundreds of colorful, ornate lanterns were hung from elaborate bamboo rods and ropes. It was something to see. They were hawking a huge variety of food and drink from the street side. We ate well,a nd I even found a fresh (small) pint of Guiness. It was even pretty cheap, just 450 yen. ($4.30) I am sitting the bar at the Yokosuka Naval Base O Club drinking small glasses of Guiness right now, and it costs $6.00 a glass here.
The tales of things being UNBELIVABLE expensive out in the community are thus far vastly exaggerated. We going be moving into a house that cost about $2100/month, but it rivials anythign in California in that price range. Up in the mountains, 4 bedroom, 1200 square feet. once again, once I have a good internet connection, I'll post pictures. Well It's Ronan's birthday today, so I am going head back out to the pool and enjoy the sun, and my expensive beer.
~Josh
So anyway last night after I got off of work, Kristin, Ronan, a friend from work and his girlfriend, and myself all went to the town of Haritsuka to see a festivial that they put on there every year. It's called the Festival of the Lovers..... or Stars, depending on how you want to interpret it. There were tons pf people, food, drink, and did I mention people?
Hundreds of colorful, ornate lanterns were hung from elaborate bamboo rods and ropes. It was something to see. They were hawking a huge variety of food and drink from the street side. We ate well,a nd I even found a fresh (small) pint of Guiness. It was even pretty cheap, just 450 yen. ($4.30) I am sitting the bar at the Yokosuka Naval Base O Club drinking small glasses of Guiness right now, and it costs $6.00 a glass here.
The tales of things being UNBELIVABLE expensive out in the community are thus far vastly exaggerated. We going be moving into a house that cost about $2100/month, but it rivials anythign in California in that price range. Up in the mountains, 4 bedroom, 1200 square feet. once again, once I have a good internet connection, I'll post pictures. Well It's Ronan's birthday today, so I am going head back out to the pool and enjoy the sun, and my expensive beer.
~Josh
Monday, June 26, 2006
We Finally Made It!!!!
Hey everyone, I just wanted to let you know has been going on. We have finally made it to Yokosuka, Japan.
After a gruelling 10.5 hour nonstop flight aboard a AMC flight, we landed at Yokota Air Forces Base, which a just southwest of downtown Tokoyo. Our sponsor was graciously waiting there to pick us up so we wouldn't have to ride the bus for two and half hours down to Yokosuka.
It was pretty interesting seeing nothing but nonstop city thought the ride.
We are now in the Navy Lodge on CFAY (Combined Fleet Activities, Yokosuka). It's a four story tower right on the bay. (You really couldn't be further from anything on the base.)
The view hasn't been all that great either because of the rain and haze that has been in the air. Evidently we have arrived here during the rainy season. It is hot and muggy and all and all reminds me of Louisiana. (Not quite as hot though.)
I'll post some pictures once we have some.
~Josh
After a gruelling 10.5 hour nonstop flight aboard a AMC flight, we landed at Yokota Air Forces Base, which a just southwest of downtown Tokoyo. Our sponsor was graciously waiting there to pick us up so we wouldn't have to ride the bus for two and half hours down to Yokosuka.
It was pretty interesting seeing nothing but nonstop city thought the ride.
We are now in the Navy Lodge on CFAY (Combined Fleet Activities, Yokosuka). It's a four story tower right on the bay. (You really couldn't be further from anything on the base.)
The view hasn't been all that great either because of the rain and haze that has been in the air. Evidently we have arrived here during the rainy season. It is hot and muggy and all and all reminds me of Louisiana. (Not quite as hot though.)
I'll post some pictures once we have some.
~Josh
Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Last Port Hueneme update
I just wanted to give everyone a quick update on the ongoing adventures of the Perry family. We are living out of an empty house for the next week while we clean and wait to check out of housing here in Port Hueneme.
Then on the 5th of June we are going to be making a break for it up to Portland, Oregon to spend our last few weeks in the States with Rebecca and Peter.
I can’t say the whole experience hasn’t been stressful, but we made it through it and we’ll do it again, and again, and yet again before this journey in the Navy is over.
On another note Michael finally got back from Kuwait, and I can’t wait to be able to hang out with him for a couple of days. He’s going to be flying into Portland a day earlier than everyone else so we’ll be able to go out and talk, drink, ect.
That’s about it from here. Thanks for tuning into our continuing adventures from the PH.
~jp
Then on the 5th of June we are going to be making a break for it up to Portland, Oregon to spend our last few weeks in the States with Rebecca and Peter.
I can’t say the whole experience hasn’t been stressful, but we made it through it and we’ll do it again, and again, and yet again before this journey in the Navy is over.
On another note Michael finally got back from Kuwait, and I can’t wait to be able to hang out with him for a couple of days. He’s going to be flying into Portland a day earlier than everyone else so we’ll be able to go out and talk, drink, ect.
That’s about it from here. Thanks for tuning into our continuing adventures from the PH.
~jp
Friday, March 24, 2006
A little tidbit from the last deployment
It's not often these days that I really think about my time in Iraq, but once in a while, usually while I am sitting in a class learning about something that would have made my job easier, I think about it all.
For instance, who would have thought that it is illegal for a Contracting Officer Represetitive to threated a contractor with a cure notice, termination, or bodily harm.
All kidding aside, here is a link to a recent developement on one of our largest most expensive projects. Check it out.
http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=8678
~Josh
For instance, who would have thought that it is illegal for a Contracting Officer Represetitive to threated a contractor with a cure notice, termination, or bodily harm.
All kidding aside, here is a link to a recent developement on one of our largest most expensive projects. Check it out.
http://www4.army.mil/ocpa/read.php?story_id_key=8678
~Josh
More good times at the Seabee Prom!
Here is a picture of almost everyone in the wardroom. Mike Guzzi is the one having relations with the .50 caliber machine gun.~Josh
Monday, March 13, 2006
Inspection Day
Twice a year we Seabees have dress uniform inspections. This was one of those days. I don't know if Ronan knows what to think.~Josh
Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Training
Seabees hard at work learning the critical skills of surveying a chemical attack site.~Josh
Seabee Prom 2006 ;-)
Here is a picture of Kristin and me as we were enjoying our time at the Seabee Ball in Port Hueneme. Fun stuff.~Josh
The Furry Tractor
Here is a picture from this last Christmas when Rebecca, Peter, and their dog Rosie came to visit. Ronan was entralled and Rosie was very toleratnt.~Josh
Great Blog
I was sent a site from a very helpful guy who is living in Yokosuka, Japan. He is a fellow CEC Officer who moved over to Japan late last year. (I’ll be working with him in all actuality.)
He has a blog site as well documenting his experiences over there.
http://spaces.msn.com/rippleaj/
It’s a MSN blog, but I don’t hold that against him.
~Josh
He has a blog site as well documenting his experiences over there.
http://spaces.msn.com/rippleaj/
It’s a MSN blog, but I don’t hold that against him.
~Josh
Long over due update
Long over due update
To everyone who has checked this blog out hoping against hope that there will be something new posted I apologize. It’s been a crazy couple of months.
I have been extremely busy at work. For a couple of months I was the Alfa Company Commander. Talk about a busy job, but very rewarding nonetheless. We developed a good Company training plan and began to implement it.
Then the new LT came aboard and I was asked to take the back seat again and let the grownup drive. LOL…. That’s how it feels being an Ensign sometimes. The time honored tradition of not letting the Ensign do anything important unless there is a shortage of people.
But the management found a new job for me. I became the Officer Seabee Combat Warfare Coordinator. That has turned out to be a fairly rigorous job as there were four LTs who needed to go through the final qualification portion in the first month. (It’s hard to believe that this job has only been going on for about three months. (It feels more like six.)
Of course this is only a co-lateral function; I am still the Assistant Alfa Company Commander. In the Army or Marine Corps, this would equate to the Company XO. But it’s not and the job really isn’t the same. I pretty much work the admin side, helping out with evals and such. It’s been okay. I have certainly learned a lot about writing evals, which is good.
A couple of weeks ago the Chief’s Mess and the Wardroom had our annual Chief’s and Officers Combat Skills class, which includes a week of classroom and a week out in the field. (Chief’s and Officer’s style of course.) It rained cats and dogs up at Fort Hunter-Ligget. Digging run off water diversion ditches was about the high-lite of the week. We had some good times though.
Through this all Kristin, Ronan, and I have been getting ready to move to Japan. Our overseas suitability screening is finished, and the passports have been applied for. I still have to sell my car though. Rebecca is going to be buying Kristin’s car so we have that covered.
We’re looking forward to going up to Portland and seeing everyone for Rebecca’s Graduation Ceremony. And we’re looking forward to Michael Marrero’s return from SWA here in the next month.
Well I think this is enough for now. Have a great week.
~Josh
To everyone who has checked this blog out hoping against hope that there will be something new posted I apologize. It’s been a crazy couple of months.
I have been extremely busy at work. For a couple of months I was the Alfa Company Commander. Talk about a busy job, but very rewarding nonetheless. We developed a good Company training plan and began to implement it.
Then the new LT came aboard and I was asked to take the back seat again and let the grownup drive. LOL…. That’s how it feels being an Ensign sometimes. The time honored tradition of not letting the Ensign do anything important unless there is a shortage of people.
But the management found a new job for me. I became the Officer Seabee Combat Warfare Coordinator. That has turned out to be a fairly rigorous job as there were four LTs who needed to go through the final qualification portion in the first month. (It’s hard to believe that this job has only been going on for about three months. (It feels more like six.)
Of course this is only a co-lateral function; I am still the Assistant Alfa Company Commander. In the Army or Marine Corps, this would equate to the Company XO. But it’s not and the job really isn’t the same. I pretty much work the admin side, helping out with evals and such. It’s been okay. I have certainly learned a lot about writing evals, which is good.
A couple of weeks ago the Chief’s Mess and the Wardroom had our annual Chief’s and Officers Combat Skills class, which includes a week of classroom and a week out in the field. (Chief’s and Officer’s style of course.) It rained cats and dogs up at Fort Hunter-Ligget. Digging run off water diversion ditches was about the high-lite of the week. We had some good times though.
Through this all Kristin, Ronan, and I have been getting ready to move to Japan. Our overseas suitability screening is finished, and the passports have been applied for. I still have to sell my car though. Rebecca is going to be buying Kristin’s car so we have that covered.
We’re looking forward to going up to Portland and seeing everyone for Rebecca’s Graduation Ceremony. And we’re looking forward to Michael Marrero’s return from SWA here in the next month.
Well I think this is enough for now. Have a great week.
~Josh
Saturday, December 03, 2005
It's Official!
I just found out last week that Kristin, Ronan, and I are in fact going to Japan for the next few years.
So this last weekend we are in San Francisco, no business, just hanging out. I have no idea what possessed to book a hotel off of Union Square on the day after Thanksgiving. I don't think I have ever seen so many people in one spot before. In my months of solitude in Baghdad, I must have forgotten the shear power of the consumer dollar in the US. It was amazing to see, and a little frightening as well.
So, as I was saying we're in San Francisco, and we go into a book store and buy a Lonely Planet Travel Guide for Japan. Why not? What place better to start than a guide written by westerners in Japan? After a thoroughly sintillating visit of the Bay area we drove the 6 hours back to Port Hueneme. During this time Kristin read about 50 pages of this book out loud to me. It sounds like it's going to be an interesting time to say the least. We see the language barrier as going to be a problem, and the fact that having a car is cost prohibitive as well as paramount to self induced anxiety. (Driving in downtown SF was a good indicator of Anytown in Japan.)
So we went out to dinner as we drove back into the PH and because of reading all about Japan we had a urge to eat some sushi. (This urge takes us some times.) So we went to this places we have never been to before. It was pretty good, but can you imagine taking a 17 month old to a sushi joint? Ronan surprised us all by eating a couple California rolls and eating a good portion of a Tori nigiri. (piece of tuna on rice.) And this was with wasabi and everything. The boy is a Hoover. If he doesn't eat it at first, just leave it in front of him and eventually he will get bored enough to eat it. I know that this will change at some point, and he will get into the spirit of having a battle of wills. (I can't wait......)
~josh
So this last weekend we are in San Francisco, no business, just hanging out. I have no idea what possessed to book a hotel off of Union Square on the day after Thanksgiving. I don't think I have ever seen so many people in one spot before. In my months of solitude in Baghdad, I must have forgotten the shear power of the consumer dollar in the US. It was amazing to see, and a little frightening as well.
So, as I was saying we're in San Francisco, and we go into a book store and buy a Lonely Planet Travel Guide for Japan. Why not? What place better to start than a guide written by westerners in Japan? After a thoroughly sintillating visit of the Bay area we drove the 6 hours back to Port Hueneme. During this time Kristin read about 50 pages of this book out loud to me. It sounds like it's going to be an interesting time to say the least. We see the language barrier as going to be a problem, and the fact that having a car is cost prohibitive as well as paramount to self induced anxiety. (Driving in downtown SF was a good indicator of Anytown in Japan.)
So we went out to dinner as we drove back into the PH and because of reading all about Japan we had a urge to eat some sushi. (This urge takes us some times.) So we went to this places we have never been to before. It was pretty good, but can you imagine taking a 17 month old to a sushi joint? Ronan surprised us all by eating a couple California rolls and eating a good portion of a Tori nigiri. (piece of tuna on rice.) And this was with wasabi and everything. The boy is a Hoover. If he doesn't eat it at first, just leave it in front of him and eventually he will get bored enough to eat it. I know that this will change at some point, and he will get into the spirit of having a battle of wills. (I can't wait......
~josh
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Happy Daddy
This is us on Halloween. Ronan had a great day going to the base commander's Halloween party. So rather than wash his costume out (A pumpkin) and take himi around to collect candy that he sure doesn't need, and God knows that Kristin and I don't need, he helped hand out candy to all of the kids that came by.Living on a military base means that all of the families feel pretty comfortable letting their kids roam about. It was a crazy and pleasant night after hanging out in Baghdad for seven months.
~Josh
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Home again, home again.....
Well folks... It's done. The long deployment to Iraq is finally over. I made it home on October 24th, and it was a wonderful homecoming indeed. Ronan, the little boy that he is didn't have any problems with me, and in fact jumped right into my arms. He didn't start calling me "Daddy" or anything, but he wasn't afraid of me. (I'm told that is a common problem with men who deploy.)
I was able to take the next couple of days off, and then on Friday it was back to work. We are in a new building and on a new computer network, so believe it or not there was quite a bit to do to get those of us who were back early online and get settled into our offices.
The following couple of weeks have been kind of strange with me getting used to having a little boy (vs a baby), and getting used to a regular work week. I have been able to get off of work by 1500 almost everyday now. That's pretty crazy compared to life in Baghdad, in which I was working from 0700 til 2200 on most nights.
It has been an adjustment. I do find myself missing my weapon, just because it was such a steady attachment on my hip. I miss SOME of the people as well. But for the most part I don't miss being gone at all. I do miss seeing the project progress like it was. And I certainly do hope that it continues to progress as our relief gets comfy in their homes for the next 5 months. (they have a shorter deployment.)
As always my thoughts are with those who are still over there. Stay safe Michael.
~Josh
I was able to take the next couple of days off, and then on Friday it was back to work. We are in a new building and on a new computer network, so believe it or not there was quite a bit to do to get those of us who were back early online and get settled into our offices.
The following couple of weeks have been kind of strange with me getting used to having a little boy (vs a baby), and getting used to a regular work week. I have been able to get off of work by 1500 almost everyday now. That's pretty crazy compared to life in Baghdad, in which I was working from 0700 til 2200 on most nights.
It has been an adjustment. I do find myself missing my weapon, just because it was such a steady attachment on my hip. I miss SOME of the people as well. But for the most part I don't miss being gone at all. I do miss seeing the project progress like it was. And I certainly do hope that it continues to progress as our relief gets comfy in their homes for the next 5 months. (they have a shorter deployment.)
As always my thoughts are with those who are still over there. Stay safe Michael.
~Josh
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