days go by

So I've kind of failed at blogging these past few months, but that just means things have been super busy, right? Here's my attempt to catch up and share what's been going on in Cambo. You have jet lag to thank for these updates.

Cambodia has made me braver in so many ways. One way is hopping on the back of a moto to get iced coffees for everyone. At home, the ratio of motos to cars is approximately 1:34235 (don't quote me on that), but here, it's the opposite. Motos usually outnumber the cars and that makes me feel safer. Plus, that's one of my co-workers, Rachel. She's from Australia and we have lots of good laughs trying to understand each other's version of the English language.

Weekends are the absolute best. Can I get an amen? On this particular Saturday, we headed to brunch at a hard to find, but delicious, cafe called Sisters. They have pumpkin spice pancakes and real bacon. The food usually takes a long time and something will probably be wrong with one or more orders, but it's so good that stuff doesn't even matter. Oh, your fries are taking a long time? That's because she had go get more potatoes at the market. Fresh. After brunch turned into lunch, we headed to Russian market (saa Toul Tom Poung) <--are you impressed? There, we bought scarves and earrings and DVDs from my scarf, earring, and DVD ladies. They remember me and that means good price! After we shopped for a bit, Rachel showed us an ice cream counter behind the market that I didn't know existed. Yum.

I love this picture of her because I managed to capture the pure joy they feel when I whip out the Math games. So much engagement. So much learning! Dr. Vessel, if you're reading this, these are the games I made for Math Methods : )

Not as great as the boxers from last year, but it'll do.

Over Christmas break, the most popular question besides "What are you doing next year?" (I'll get to that later) was "So...what do you eat over there?" The shock that I eat vegetables not has mostly worn off, so here you go. A flour tortilla sprinkled with cheese and topped with a plethora of grilled veggies. And you know what? IT'S DELICIOUS.

In an effort to battle the pollution problem, Kim goes for the ninja sunglasses and scarf combination. Fierce. I'm quite certain all of our lungs have turned solid black. 

Ever since we decided every Friday is iced coffee day, life has just gotten so much better. This sweet lady makes us the best iced coffee I've ever had in Cambo and I love her for it. And it costs 50 cents. I love her for that, too.