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So I've never been to a "3rd World Country" before... I have no idea what to bring so I'm going to bring everything I can think of. They said four sets of uniforms, plus they gave me a flak vest, helmet and a gas mask - what on earth for I have no idea, but it's the incredible wisdom of the military that can't be reckoned with, so I won't. I should have a bit of free time so I packed my SCUBA gear! Djibouti is on the Arabian Sea. The mosquitoes are thick there and they absolutely love my blood so I brought extra bottles of DEET, the 100% kind - Ker says she hopes it doesn't give me brain cancer. If i was to come down with something it would be from all the shots I had to get, 7 in total... Yellow Fever, Hep B, Smallpox, Anthrax to name a few. I'm a walking time bomb. The chances of malaria are not too great, but I'm taking the malaria med anyway, why not? Three 50# bags in total, plus my carry on's - hope I didn't forget anything. If I do I'll let you know, care packages are awesome!
So, my flight takes off in an hour... looks like we're about to board. I'll drop you a line when I get there, if not along the way. We stop in Rota, Sigonella, Bahrain before finally getting to Djibouti. Each stop is 2 hours and 20 minutes making for a 25 hour journey in total. Not to mention the very wise military machine had me get here 24 hours in advance... just in case (hurry up and wait right!) - whatever.
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