Word Of The Day: Wait

Got up at 0400 to finish getting ready to head to Ali Al Salem. Got on the bus out of Arifjan at 0600...got to Ali at 0830, out-brief at 0900-1030...next hard time was 1600 to get my ticket out of the desert...after spending 5 hours playing video games at the MWR (I know i know there ought to be a better way to spend my time but in actuality i'll let you in on a secret...theremuch to do in the desert). Finally got to the International Airport in Kuwait City and wa isnt  s actually very interested in how they operated things there. TSA in the States is extremely strict when it comes to screening people going through the gates...not in Kuwait. I went through the 1st metal detector and as always, i made the thing beep...the guy on the other end gave me a rather intimate pat-down and let me go on my way. And if that wasnt enough, at the 3r metal detector at the entrance to the gate, i pretty much had to strip down for the guy after i kept making it go beep 3 times...but what really got me at the 'security' point was when i noticed when i was putting my shoes back on at the end of the x-ray machine...in the cubby within an arms reach of me, i kid you not, was a 3-inch handmade scalpel  amongst other scissors and other stabbing devices...i very easily could have reached in there with no one noticing and take one...yea, felt safe. I spent most of the few hours at the airport people watching. I admit, it was a little strange sitting there seeing the locals engage in what is their everyday life...its hard to get out of the 'im at war' mindset and realize that people here travel just like people in the States do. I saw families going to the gate, businessmen, students possibly going on their spring break, Americans, Europeans, Kuwaitis, and many others. Anyways, after waiting all day to get on a flight in Kuwait City, my flight finally left at 0115 and was set for arrival at 0525. Coincidently enough, Jody's flight was landing at 0530...how perfect is that? Can't wait to get there!