The JimAnna Chronicles

As you can tell from this post, I have come home from Iraq. It was a great (albeit challenging) experience. If you’re interested, the previous three posts have a few details. However, one of the first orders of business was to go out into the incredibly green forest (especially to color deprived eyes). The first [...]

While the US has been on this base for a relatively short period of time, the base has been around since the 1930′s. One of the areas we are responsible for is minor construction. So, we’ve been busy building things all over the base. This is one of our larger projects. We built several offices [...]

This post will be about some of the activities we’ve done to relax. While going out to dinner, or playing a round of golf is outside the realm of possibility, there are plenty of things to do. Quite honestly, the two most popular activities here are watching movies and playing video games. While I am [...]

Well, I have now been in Iraq for 4 months. I’ve seen beauty and ugliness here. However, the experience has been very rewarding and overall a very positive one. In a few short weeks, I will be home in Germany. Below are some images from my time here. If you think this plane looks small, [...]