013112 So what does one live like in Afghanistan?

013112 So what does one live like in Afghanistan?

Living in AFghanistan as a contractor or soldier can mean anything from an open bay C-hut to a 3-man room.  That of course is the permanent housing and you certainly may be living in a tent for weeks or even months to get that.  In Iraq there were military and civilian housing areas.  The accomodations were about the same for both but they were segregated areas.  And if a military company moved in, the housing office would do their best to ensure all the soldiers were as close to one another as possible.  That was Iraq.  In Afghanistan (and this has just been my observation here at HQ iSAF), it doesn't seem to matter at all.  As people arrive, be they military or civilian, you get assigned a room.  Most of my co-workers seem to have at least one military guy their rooms.  soldiers here work 12 hour shifts just like civilians.  The buildings that we live in have concrete walls and a solid roof and blast doors (for mortar attacks which are rare.)  Otherwise they look like any standard college dorm.  The showers can be good or bad so the trick is to find one you like and keep using it. The one that I like generally has plenty of hot water and violates the water use of a 3 minute shower every 30 seconds (translation: damn good water volume.)  Anyway, here are some pics.  My bed is the top bed but only until two dickhead roommates move out in March (if not sooner hopefully.)  And the closet pics pretty much show ALL of my clothing that I have here.  As you can see it certainly isn't much.  But it's all I really need.
R/Chris