So, unless you live under a rock, you probably heard about the stuff at the Egyptian and Libyan embassies over the past 2 days. Things are fine here, but we've been given additional "watch where you go" warnings. You probably don't know this (because I haven't told you), but one of the things that is different about living here (and similar to Egypt) is there are constant protests. Not actually constant, but weekly (at a minimum) and there are certain areas of the island that are off limits at certain times due to their volatility. So I get emails and updates all the time revising the off limits areas based on what they think is going to happen in the next few days. Telling you this isn't a violation of security, because any of you can go look at the State Department website yourself to read the various warnings at any time.
http://bahrain.usembassy.gov/demonstration.html
No big deal, I've been staying relatively close to where we live because I much prefer finding my way home to getting lost and aside from shopping and eating out, I haven't found much else to do here anyway. So don't worry about me. I'm sort of in a funk about it because the extra warnings get other people all stressed out and spun up, which can stress me out, and usually Josh is the one to reassure me that things are fine, but he's been busy today.
I could probably get on my soapbox and say I'm frustrated that local people would attack an embassy/consulate and an ambassador, when the role of the ambassador is help them and how it makes everything more difficult for everyone else, both locals who harbor no ill will and embassy staffs all over the world. But the people who do this are crazy and aren't exactly impressed by logical arguments.
So we'll just have a quiet (hopefully) birthday weekend as Carter turns 11 and I'll be thankful that I'm not trying to figure out how to get on base to have a baby in the middle of the post-9/11 lockdown.
6 comments:
Thanks for the update....Wish we could be there for Carter's birthday. Hard to believe he's 11. We miss you and if you should happen to need to visit Daisy, we're always here with an extra couple bedrooms.
Thanks Dad. It's nice to know I have a place to go if it ever comes to that. :)
Wow, I'm sitting here doing the math, "He's 11, 9-11 was 11 years ago...she must be talking about herself." I hope Carter has a wonderful day.
Happy Birthday, carter! So glad you guys are keeping a low profile. Always thinking about the family and missing seeing those cute faces (now all grown up)!
Yes, that was me 11 years ago. God's timing was perfect because I went into labor on Sat (the 15th) so it only took an hour to get through the checkpoints. During the week I was told I would have to call an ambulance because it was taking 4 hours. He was born soon after we got to the hospital, so I didn't have time to wait!
Ditto what Dad said. I remember the crazy checking of cars going on base when Carter was born----mirrors checking the under side of the car. Happy birthday to Carter.
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