Day 17
All pics of this guy turn out blurry. Hmm.
Meet Drell. This guy did an awesome job as my sponsor. I’ve never had such a warm welcome as I did here. His birthday celebration continued right into Thursday when he found he made staff! WOOHOO!
He’s trying to help me learn Turkish but it’s a slow process. I keep running words in Farsi and Turkish together in my head. Not a good thing. lol. Leaves me all kinds of confused. I’m slow at learning new languages.
He’s a hard-workin’ guy and very down to earth. Only two more months until he moves, but it’s been a pleasure working with him.
On a side not, he’s got the metabolism of a greyhound and can bike like the hounds of hell are chasing him LOL.
I’m genuinely going to miss him. 
This was right before be busted out laughing
Meet Earl Gray, better known as Boyd. He’s as honest as they come and refuses to take shit from anybody. I can appreciate that.
From the time I’ve arrived, Drell and Gray have gone out of their way to make me feel welcome. And neither one of them have given me bullshit to pave the way.
I wish I could tell you guys more but let me just say…there are places where politics get dirty and bureaucracy is the name of the game. Another day in paradise.Gray takes it all in stride and gives no ground when it comes down to getting the job done right.
On a side note, I hear he plays a mean hand of poker and I missed gumbo last night. Heard it was amazing. His wife and daughter come home very soon and he can’t wait to see them.
The man-in-charge!
Meet Ervin. The man-in-charge. He’s a great guy with an awesome family. Five kids and one very patient wife. They are a wonder to watch together. Makes me miss my own family with a sharp ache.
He’s heading to Minot. I’ve been there, done that, so we’ve been chatting it up a bit. No crime. No distractions. No cover from the 60mph winds. LOL. It’s a small shop with a decent workload.
His youngest is the most adorable thing at 2. Reminds me so much of Bran. I see things now…little things that toddlers do that reassures me about my kiddo. I miss him.
Ervin leaves us soon and I wish him a safe journey and great rest of his career. He’s a great guy to work for.
Working hard/Hardly Working!
Meet Equivel. He posed for this picture. There’s another one of him “telling someone what to do”. He even has a coffee mug in that one. LOL.
From the time I heard I had orders, there were people telling me to tell this guy hi. He’s pretty laid back. Very easy going.
His wife, daughter, and tiny new baby should be back from visiting family. This is his second tour here (not back to back). When Ervin leaves, he’ll be the M-I-C.
Well these are the guys I work with. We have fun. The work gets done. It’s a good place to get back into the careerfield.
I’ve got no complaints. 
Now off to do laundry. Woohoo!
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