Landed in Kuwait last night (around 7AM California time) and everything is going well so far.

I took a walk around Fahaheel, Kuwait this morning and it was 100 degrees F at 5AM. It is supposed to be 113 today. I took some pictures of the buildings and they are posted above.

Packed and ready to go

I am flying out first thing tomorrow (Friday) morning for Kuwait. I will be in Kuwait for 1-2 days while my passport and visa are processed, then off to Iraq on a military transport flight. My first stop is Anaconda Air Base in Balad, Iraq. Anaconda Air Base is located approximately 50 miles north of Baghdad.

For those who don't know what I am doing in Iraq, I will give you a brief explanation. I am working for an environmental engineering company based in Lafayette, CA. The project I am working on is helping in the transition of hazardous materials facilities from military control to a civilian company at several air bases in Iraq and Afghanistan. I will be auditing two of the facilities in Iraq on this trip for compliance with US EPA and UN regulations. I will be in Iraq for two weeks, with forecasted daytime temperatures between 112 and 122 for those two weeks.

Updates and hopefully pictures to come...