From Mexico City to Afghanistan - Elmer
With Ross
English - May 10, 2023 23:28 - 58 minutes - 53.8 MBPlaces & Travel Society & Culture Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Six Months in Mexico City: An Update
Next Episode: Merida, 🇲🇽
Timestamps:
0:00 Introducing Elmer
1:20 Skateboarding
4:20 Elmer's business
25:35 Elmer's job
26:11 Building the largest Embassy in the world
28:40 Safety Standards in Mexico
31:55 Is the US Government a good employer?
34:07 Afghanistan
37:57 His Job in Afghanistan
39:31 Living Conditions in Kabul
42:03 Artillery Attacks
44:05 Suicide Bombers
45:25 Working Conditions
45:35 The Food - Gaining 8 kilgrams
48:19 Nepali Gurkhas
52:36 Was it controversial to go to Afghanistan?
57:22 Is it popular to join the Mexican Military?
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