Monday, March 23, 2009

Convoy Training

Today we dressed up in all of our field gear and spent the day learning about how to avoid getting killed by Improvised Explosive Devices, better know as IEDs. This first day was all classes. The rest of the week we will be rolling in convoy and learning what to do to find and stop IED attacks. I'll write more later in the week when we are moving long distances and getting "attacked" on the road.

International Neighborhood Near the Panama Canal

  Less than a kilometer from my AirBnb is a short road that connects a residential area with the main bus route to the city.  At one end is ...