Wow

We are not allowed to take photos on base, but I don't even think a photograph could capture how dusty it is out there today. It would be all one color. I was already feeling under the weather, but I took one look outside and decided I was leaving my bedroom as little as possible today. On the bright side, the wind that blew in the nasty dust-cloud that has enveloped my live really brought the temperature down.

Of course the week that my stomach is giving me trouble, the meal hall produces the most delicious cheese and onion pasteries.... I cherished every bite and am now in my bed paying the price. Rice and toast for me for dinner.

In other news, I am rediscovering my love of nerdy BBC miniseries. One summer in Zambia when I was a kid, my parents and I were obsessed with "The Private Life of Plants" which is as thrilling as you might imagine. I now have on loan "The Private Life of a Masterpiece" which is kind of like high school Art History class meets reality TV . Nerd alert.