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Uh, where to begin.
Okay, so I'm in the US Army these days. Have been on active duty since April 2006. I work in Special Operations. I get paid to jump out of airplanes and learn Arabic! I've been in Arabic training for the past 6 months and have about a month left to go. I actually re-visited my blogs because my Iraqi teacher and the Egyptian teacher next door always get a kick out of my Egyptian Arabic slang that I can bust out once in awhile. I knew there was quite a bit I was forgetting and came back to find a few phrases. Success!
I am still in touch with Mandy (her and Ahmed split up ages ago). She still spends a majority of her time in Dahab and has since found a new boyfriend. I still am in contact with Anwar. He was injured quite badly in the bombings that took place in Dahab last April. In fact, Al Capone where he worked was the site of one of the primary bombs. He required 27 stitches in his back and had a terrible injury to one of his legs. Several friends that I knew back in Dahab were killed in the attacks and many others wounded very seriously.
Not much else to report. My brother also came back into the military and is in training for Special Forces at the moment. What can I say--it's a very interesting life. I hope to get myself into some embassy work here eventually. But the travel itch never goes away and I'm already envisioning a round-the-world trip in 2010 when my contract with the Army is up!!
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