"Gym, tan, laundry"

Starting some training in New Jersey.  Course will be similar to a training course I took a few years ago before I went to Iraq but with some significant differences.  The first one being the quarters.  At Ft Mccoy I shared a 1940's barracks with 40 other dudes (photo above).  This time I have my own room with a TV and my own bathroom.  Life is good, but the camera died so I can't show you.

Started memorizing the Pashtu alphabet today.  Nothing like some light reading to make your head spin...

In my room (here, in New Jersey) I turned on the TV and of course "The Jersey Shore" was on.  When we lived in England we could only get a few channels and one unfortuante evening I happend to catch this show.  Without giving the show much  "air time" here,  the guys in the show (when not pursuing females on the boardwalk) are extremely preoccupied with their extensive to do list: "Gym, tan, laundry; GTL" says the main character guy.  GTL?  That's my to do list this month too...ouch...  At least my tan will come from being outside.  Definitely in Jersey again.