Cambodia
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Sunday, 6 Jan 2013 | Views [160]
I love having visitors come over. It brings so much joy and they also assist in helping me see where I live with fresh and adventurous eyes. Plus the visit of Dave and Janelle was well timed after a full on 6 months teaching at Logos and missing family ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, family, fun, suitcases, visitors
Friday, 28 Dec 2012 | Views [99]
This has been my second Christmas in Cambodia and with the longs for home mounting up in the days leading up to the festive day I knew I needed to do something fun and make the most of what I have here in Cambodia.
And boy have I been blessed with ... Read more >
Tags: celebrate, friends, yum
Monday, 17 Dec 2012 | Views [137]
I decided to take up the challenge and attempt doing something with food with my excitable group of 6 – 7 year olds. Even though I love to bake I thought this first cooking experience with the class should be an easy no-bake and something where ... Read more >
Tags: my brilliant class, yum
Tuesday, 6 Nov 2012 | Views [210] | Comments [1]
Everyone loves a good love story, right? I was delighted to see that the story of Ruth was up for this weeks Bible lessons. I knew that my girls would love focusing on a female Bible hero for a change and that I could add some humor and fun to get the ... Read more >
Tags: my brilliant class
Saturday, 3 Nov 2012 | Views [386] | Comments [4]
I think the most common comment that I get from people outside Cambodia about driving a moto is how brave I must be to be joining the masses on the road. In all honesty I still feel like the same giant apprehensive chicken that I was when I first arrived ... Read more >
Tags: challenges, im here as the entertainment, outside my box, traffic
Wednesday, 31 Oct 2012 | Views [360]
From the 13 th – 22 nd of October I had the pleasure of having my dad visit me in Cambodia. Just like any good daughter who wants to show off the country where she lives I planned a fun filled collection of activities and things to keep him entertained ... Read more >
Tags: family, suitcases, visitors
Tuesday, 30 Oct 2012 | Views [285] | Video
Ok..confession time…..I was selecting music for Bible Study last Thursday and after quickly picking two quite deep songs I received an email saying “Do you have a third?” The thought stirred within me to send a snappy retort or “... Read more >
Tags: challenges, frustrations
Tuesday, 23 Oct 2012 | Views [134]
Recently I have become the hostess with the mostest. Our gated doors have become a turnstile of guests flowing in and out with their visits to Phnom Penh. Seriously I think I’m a regular at the airport and all the tuk tuk drivers know my ... Read more >
Tags: fun, visitors
Wednesday, 10 Oct 2012 | Views [124]
I am currently in survival mode. It is day six of my cold and I’m still shuffling on and sipping my third cup of coffee for the day. Honestly I’m never drunk this much coffee nor have I taken this many painkillers to ease my sore, tired body ... Read more >
Tags: challenges
Sunday, 7 Oct 2012 | Views [253]
As I sit in my house with funeral music painfully persisting in the background for company, I will share with you the story of how a little yappy white dog was found behind our fence this morning.
So the time in question was about 6.30am. I heard ... Read more >
Tags: challenges, frustrations
Sunday, 30 Sep 2012 | Views [201] | Comments [2]
My Saturday was filled with a number of little goings on. It started with a delightful lunch with some lovely people at Daughters and then some pampering, with a manicure for me and a pedicure for Nathalie. If you can't spoil yourself on weekends then ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, challenges, pampering
Saturday, 29 Sep 2012 | Views [185]
I think the month of September has been filled with lots of feasting on sweets, and it's not even the food season of the year yet! All thoughts of dieting are thrown to the wind, as delicious sweets are set before you for countless different occasions.... Read more >
Tags: celebrate, friends, yum
Monday, 17 Sep 2012 | Views [199]
This is the story of a rather wet Friday and a mad dash to the airport. It’s monsoon here in Cambodia, which literally translates as “ if you were planning on going anywhere there is a high probability that the sky will darken up and dump ... Read more >
Tags: im here as the entertainment
Monday, 17 Sep 2012 | Views [192]
Teaching in Grade 1 has brought about numerous joys, along with countless challenges, but I think I am getting somewhere and the students are shifting into a rhythm that is First Grade. They now know that we move at a faster pace, that work needs to ... Read more >
Tags: my brilliant class
Sunday, 16 Sep 2012 | Views [185] | Comments [1]
The city of Phnom Penh may not be known for its beauty, being a growing city with few trees or natural elements remaining, but one thing I have been observing is the sprouting of new traffic lights across my end of town! It is surreal to be just driving ... Read more >
Tags: traffic
Saturday, 18 Aug 2012 | Views [163]
“ Joyfully you'll pull up buckets of water from the wells of salvation .
And as you do it, you'll say, "Give thanks to God.
Call out his name. Ask him anything!
Shout to the nations, tell them what he's done, spread the news of his ... Read more >
Tags: reflections
Thursday, 16 Aug 2012 | Views [415]
Seriously, this is part of my daily existence. On the back of each toilet door at school this sign is there to greet you, to remind you to check your hydration.
Dehydration is a big issue here in Cambodia. With the extreme heat and sweat pour ... Read more >
Tags: im here as the entertainment, reflections
Wednesday, 1 Aug 2012 | Views [400]
As I set up my classroom for the start of the school year I have placed this little sign, that my sister gave me for Christmas, to help maintain a positive state of mind.
I know there will be days that I will sit down at my desk, vastly fatigued ... Read more >
Tags: my brilliant class
Friday, 27 Jul 2012 | Views [185]
It is a challenge working out how to celebrate your birthday when you are living aboard. Here I am serving in Cambodia and as the day of my birthday ticked over it was not your typical style of celebration.
First how many people get blessed with ... Read more >
Tags: celebrate, friends, yum
Friday, 20 Jul 2012 | Views [170]
And I thought I was good at panicking! Well it looks like the Ministry of Education in Cambodia is far superior at it then me. Schools around the country have been closed, as of Wednesday 18th July, just 10 days shy of the official end of the Khmer school ... Read more >
Tags: frustrations
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