Now that I have a six month visa, I guess Kabul is home. Several people have inquired about my living arrangements and what exactly I do every day. So here is the skinny.

My home is in central Kabul and while I am not going to publish the name of the building for security reasons, here are a few pics.

For a country lacking basic amenities, my place is pretty nice. I have my own room with internet (which is OK, but not great. Think internet 1996) and a TV – which surprisingly has ESPN and Discovery. It’s not the US version of ESPN but it does at least show college basketball highlights. Occasionally, I even get a US version of Sportscenter — though the anchors lack the skill and wit of everyone’s favorite ESPN News anchor Anish Shroff.

Power seems to be the one problem that is getting worse. When I first arrived in Kabul six weeks ago, most locals were praising their new found power connection. Earlier this winter, Afghanistan signed a deal with neighboring Uzbekistan to provide Kabul with enough electricity to power the city nearly 24 hours a day. But for some reason, in recent weeks, the power is cutting out roughly 4-5 hours a day. So even when the internet is connected, it doesn’t work.

I am not entirely sure who actually owns my house but there seems to be one man and about three Afghan teenagers who are responsible for most things. Their English isn’t great but they are all very friendly. The boys seem to love pro wrestling  — the latest WWE match is always on the TV.

I’ve eaten a lot of really good food since I arrived. There are a couple of nice cafes to eat more western food and the  street stuff is delicious too. So far my favorite meal is a Capli Kabob. Its a spicy meat lump that you eat with Afghan bread. It’s good old fashion meat and starch and cost about 1 dollar on the street.

Sometime I also buy kabobs off the street. The meat is cooked in front of you and comes wrapped in Afghan bread — which is wrapped in yesterday’s newspaper. My guide book warns about eating street food-  but so far I haven’t had any problems .. yet.

I spend most of my days trying to met with people who can help on stories. I’ve had briefings with US and ISAF officials as well as locals businessmen and NGO workers. I also spend a lot of time talking to other journalists and just listening to their thoughts and experiences.

During my six weeks here, I’ve met a lot of really interesting and talented people. Two friends  – Sam French and Jake Simkin -  are filming a TV show called the “Embassy” – it’s much like “Office.”

The script is really funny and they are both pros with more than a decade each in the movie/ TV business.

We film on the weekends and at night after everyone’s real jobs are finished. I can’t wait to see the finished product and will post a link once its done.

My role is fairly simple. Mainly, I am just an extra set of hands -  my only real contribution is holding the boom mic. Oh,  and I was tall enough to hang some black drapes over the windows for a night scene. Pretty difficult stuff.  Everyone involved is a lot of fun and it’s a nice change from the more serious work the fills everyone’s days.

I am close to landing regular work and hopefully will be employed again soon.

I will have more on that later.