Fort Bliss

Well it has certainly been an adventurous time traveling from Fort Lewis to Indiana back to Washington and then ultimately to El Paso, Texas. My brother traveled with me on the last leg of my journey to my new duty station. I visited places that I've never visited before, and we survived my car breaking down in the Rocky Mountains. We may or may not have barely avoided a potential murderer, but fortunately we were rescued before it got way too cold. Regardless, I had a great time back in Indiana and am really grateful for my brother for braving this adventure with me.

While I was waiting around forever for my car to get fixed, I was looking up Fort Bliss just to see what my living situation would be like. I had an open bay in basic training, Vietnam era barracks in AIT which may or may not have been previously condemned, and Natick offered two joint bedrooms with a small kitchenette; so I felt pretty lucky having the kind of barracks room that I had in Fort Lewis. In Fort Lewis, I had my own bedroom and shared a common area with only one other person. That common area had a full kitchen and its own washer and dryer. Feeling spoiled I was nervous what laid ahead.

Fortunately, the room in Fort Bliss was fairly similar. The only real difference was that there was a shared laundry room for a floor, but that is a small price to pay for ... AIR CONDITIONING!!! After cleaning the place up and decorating it a little, I thought I'd share some pictures for anyone single moving to Fort Bliss who happened across this blog.

Full size kitchen with appliances.

Other side of kitchen. Comes with a small table.

Obviously, not my first choice in style, but overall its virtually the same from what I had in Fort Lewis - just a difference in layout. The sink has a garbage disposal, and the lights underneath the cabinets can create a nice ambience.








On the other side of the room, you can see how relatively small the kitchen is, but I don't really need it to be any bigger. There's enough room to comfortably fit a small table and chairs. Naturally, I had to add a little flair.

My bedroom.

My bedroom is about the same size as it was in Fort Lewis with a full walk-in closet. One nice feature with the barracks is that -if you choose- there is a wifi service provided. You have to pay, but it was nice to have something while I tried to figure out what cable provider I could get over here. And naturally, I had to add a little flair.






Well, I hope you enjoy a small taste of my new home for the next two years. I must say that missing Christmas for the first time really sucked, and I have zero intention of doing that again. Fort Lewis was a fun adventure, and I look forward to this one. It is getting close to midnight, so I hope everyone has a Happy New Year!