Mood:  blue
Topic: The People
As I walked across the compound in my battle rattle the other day, I saw about 15 Iraqis playing soccer in the middle of the compound. They were the same people work run the motor pool and cook my food. It was nice to seem them in another setting. They were playfully running back and forth along the street, which served as their makeshift soccer field. As they shouted commands to their teammate and occasionally leap into the air to redirect the ball, they laughed loudly and seemed happy. In the middle of an American compound during a war, they were trying to live a regular life.