You are so helpful, I can't thank you enough. My husband has to have an answer to his boss by 9 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. We are going over the pros and cons tonight so talking to you has given me more to go on as far as what to expect there. Living so far away from family really sounds no different than living here, we've seen our parents once a year since moving here. I think the reality of actually living on the other side of the world freaks everyone out, at least it will to our parents if we decide to do it. I know it does me... I know terrorism and crime are everywhere, but is it more apparent there, I mean it seems to be so close to everything that is going on in Iraq.