stars in the sky

I was never really able to see much of the sky back in the states. We just had too many lights. And it just seemed like there was some sort of lining covering the sky from us. I could never get a clear view back home.

Here in Iraq, though, the sky is amazing. Late at night when I head out for my nightly trip to the lavatory, I would glance up and I would see specks over light everywhere. The stars are always out. I was told that in the summer, you can even see more stars. The morning cold and the afternoon heat don't seem so bad when the evening breeze comes after. And I stood there from time to time looking up, wondering if I will ever see another sky like this.

Like the guy in "Three Seasons," said, there are 4 and 5 stars hotels all around the world, but where I am right now, I'm sleeping in a thousand stars hotel.

People may call this undeveloped, third world even; but for a place like this, it sure is beautiful at night.