20 Dec

Today - Wednesday - was another day of meetings and preparations for upcoming projects. A group of Iraqi workers were scheduled to arrive in order to put together and move some furniture - they failed to show. No word on why they did not arrive but apparently that is the norm in this area...who knows when they will show...apparently Ellah. When I asked about when the workers will show the response was inshallah - (en sha la) meaning "god willing." That response seems to be the normal response to every situation...Will we all make the 1200 meeting tomorrow - inshallah, will we get dinner tonight - inshallah, will it rain tomorrow - inshallah. Anyway, we had a dinner scheduled with some of the mangers / workers from one of the construction sites but a last minute change prevented us from getting together...maybe after the 1st of the year...inshallah - great now I am saying it. When one door closes another door opens - we had dinner with the senior Iraqi officer - good food as always. Good night.