Mommy sent us an email message!

"We arrived early Sunday morning in Kabul (we're 12 1/2 hrs ahead of you in LA) and have been getting settled in the past few days.  My new place is very nice!  My room is in a big house on the 3rd floor.  I share the 3rd fl suite with two young Afghan women. Our office is on the first floor.  As with all houses here in Kabul, I am in a compound, with a garden out front, and 24hr security/caretakers.  The Afghanistan Australian Development Organisation has its offices here, too, and does science teacher training downstairs.  All our meals are made for us and are delicious!  We have hired a driver, and everywhere I go I must tell our Afghan team member and have security with me.  I can't just wander off any more.

We have accomplished a lot over the past 3 days getting the project up and running.  Today we went to Kabul University to see the Lincoln Center there, quite a trek across town.  The traffic is like LA--Kabul-style, and the street hawkers and street children numerous. The next two weeks we'll be continuing to ramp up the project, which we'll officially begin March 1st."