Tuesday, May 24, 2011

On the Bright Side

Stomach settled. Food delicious. I am getting in the best shape I've been in since high school. I just ran a comfortable 27 minute 5k today. Urdu is really hard to pronounce correctly, but I am picking up a lot of vocabulary. Chmgadar on the porch this morning.

I have all kinds of time on the weekends for reading so I have been studying the history and culture of Pakistan. Fascinating, by the way. An epicenter of a lot of international realpolitik; more so than I think most people realize.

I miss Katie and the kids terribly. Everyone says I will get used to being away, but that sounds even worse than missing them.

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