Driving

My job allows/requires (depends on the day) me to travel around the city a fair bit. So far, all of my travels have been as a passenger. Yesterday I had the opportunity to drive for the first time. Holy Mary and Joseph!! I have mentioned that there are very few paved roads. Combining missing the the pot holes (or picking which path through the dirt is the road on that particular day) with missing the other drivers (there is no such thing as lanes or proper directions of travel), pedestrians and various domestic animals (cows, goats, sheep, donkeys with or without their carts and owners), and you have a bit of a stressful drive. The final straw is that little IED thing that we have to be constantly on the lookout. I drove for about an hour and I felt completely spent. Whew! It will get easier as it becomes a normal part of my routine.

I continue to enjoy what I am doing and the people that I get to work with every day.