Photo taken of K4 Volunteers unpon arrival at airport
I have been here a couple of weeks now and everything is going well. I don't really have much access to the internet right now but I might at the end of training. I have been living in a district town outside of Kampong Chom. I got really lucky with my host family. My father is a teacher and a musician and my mother is a housewife. I have an older brother in college in Phnom Penh, another brother in 12th grade and a sister in 11th grade. They are on break right now so they pretty much just help out around the house. I also have two dogs (one puppy!) and a cat! The puppy and cat love me but the other one tries to attack me (which doesn't work out because he got hit by a car before I got here and is paralyzed from the chest down). It's really sad! My family really takes care of me and tries to help me with the language. A typical day for me looks like this:
5am wake up because my dog is barking/roosters!
6am eat boh-boh (rice porridge) and tea at the market
7am language class
12pm eat lunch with my family, nap or study
1pm Tech class (on how to teach)/ and/or culture training
5pm Hang out with other trainees
7pm dinner with family
8pm Study Khmer and watch a movie with my family (usually about ghosts)
10pm sleep!
So this weekend we are going to see a PCV who has been living here a year so that we can see what different sites are like. I will try to update as soon as possible (with pictures!).
Morning breakfast at the market
8 comments:
Great! I love hearing about your day. It will be exciting to hear about your trip to actual sites. MOM
I miss you! I'm so happy you are having a good time and I can't wait to see pictures...I added your blog to my favorites so I can stalk you from across the world :)
xx
You'll have to get me the recipe for bon-bon soon do I can have it mastered when you get back.
I wish we had bon-bons
Good to hear from you. What instrument does your 'father' play? Did you take your clarinet?
I Miss you, I hope all is well and your loving life! Be your best babes, inspire . that fire is lit.
Muah!
ant
My father plays drums, bass, keyboard, guitar, and I'm sure what ever else he can get his hands on. No clarinet, I don't have room in my bag! It would bring me a lot of street respect here though. I think my dad thinks I'm lying about my music degree.
I'm glad you're liking it over there and it sounds like you have a really awesome family. Can't wait for more updates! I miss you like whoa!!
Deidra
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