Message from land of sand and camel shit

I have not had the chance to update this Blog in a week or so. It has been quite an eventful time. Originally I was to come over to Kuwait as an Operations Supervisor, to aid the field operators and maintenace crews in the operation of the Lower fars Pilot project. After beginning over here, things changed slightly.

I have now taken the position of Project Manager for the Lower fars Project. Not sure how I always find ways to make more work for myself, but here I go again. No more rotation, so less travelling than orginally planned. I do get my weekends off now so I will at least get the chance to see more of the country, which so far I have found quite interesting. I was told a quote a couple days ago, by a guy who had worked in Kuwait. He had said "Kuwait is not a country. It's a screen saver." Looking at it, it appears nice and neat, but behind the scenes there is alot going on, some of which is not so nice, that keeps things operating as they do. In some areas, things are quite surprising to myself, mainly as I am a spoiled westerner. And in other areas you see the ferrari's, the bentley's and other expensive cars, which are equally surprising.


Along with the fact that they are paying more money, and that appeals to my selfish side, they also supplied me with a new apartment. No more view of McDonalds from my window. Now the view is of the water. Although it is a block away, the view is fairly appealling. The picture shown is taken from the leaving room balcony. Even though the sand and water look nice and inviting, I highly doubt I will see any bikini sporting blondes strolling past. More likely the view will consist of women dressed in black from head to toe, showing nothing but their eyes, and possibly some expats who are mainly men. Oh well.

All in all, I have had an interesting time so far. Still a lot to see, do and learn. I will try my best to find time for entertainment, and not only work. As well, I will try to update this more often, but time to sit and ramble has been limited lately.

Till next time,

Baldwin out!