CAMBODIA | Friday, 4 Feb 2011 | Views [133]
It’s interesting living in a country that celebrates three new years. These are International New Years, Chinese New Years and Khmer New Years (that’s coming in April). Currently it is the third day of Chinese New Years and I can tell I’m new to ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 3 Feb 2011 | Views [147] | Comments [1]
I remember during my days in Wee Waa, when Karen and I were driving, we would sometimes play the game of guessing how many kangaroos we would see between town and home. This would help keep us stay alert so that we wouldn’t hit any. Lately I’ve been ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 1 Feb 2011 | Views [137] | Comments [1]
Being a newcomer here I see, hear or experience things which are just a bit quirky or unusual and they bring a smile to my face. Like my walk to uni the other day to another lesson of Khmer. I am walking along a main road, it's busy....motos, cars and ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Saturday, 29 Jan 2011 | Views [137]
One way to spend a Saturday is getting your nails painted. Ok, so maybe it is not for everyone....but since I have never worn nail polished before and it is not a bad practice to partake in I went with some friends to have some girly time. Perhaps I'm ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 26 Jan 2011 | Views [104]
Holidays in Cambodia are a great excuse to party, yet it is Australia day and no huge party for me. I did, however, take the opportunity to share with my Pronunciation class about Australia day. I gave them a very brief (and simplified) history of the ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 19 Jan 2011 | Views [107] | Comments [1]
Each day I catch a moto dteuk to New Life School and then home from university. This is a daily adventure, especially with my minimal Khmer. However I have quickly learnt some vital phrases for moto taking….bot s’dum (turn right), bot ch’wayng (turn ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 18 Jan 2011 | Views [167]
They say great teachers need to be good learners, well isn’t that the truth. Even though I am teaching I am daily learning. My students are very encouraging and enthusiastic about learning, that’s what every teacher dreams of - right. We are really ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Monday, 17 Jan 2011 | Views [351]
Went to my first Cambodian wedding on the weekend. The day before the big event I was asked to help teach an extra class at the church, with another visiting teacher from Australia and my friend Vatanak, so as preparation we taught the class about Australian ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 13 Jan 2011 | Views [174]
This week marks my second week doing Khmer study. I’m studying at the Institute of Foreign Languages, at a University not far from one of the places I teacher. It is a whole new language – like stepping into another world – the phonetics are different, ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 11 Jan 2011 | Views [391]
The last thing that any happy traveller wants, while overseas, is for their passport to go MIA. This is something that happened to me the other day. I had to fill in some paperwork for my university course. I am studying Khmer an hour and a half each ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 4 Jan 2011 | Views [175]
Had my first day at New Life School and it was fun, but very interesting. I have a lot to learn. Not only am I teaching English but I am teaching over a language barrier. Have a few resources to use but will need to use some creativity, especially ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Monday, 3 Jan 2011 | Views [206]
I remember a wise missionary (and someone I hold in high regard) once saying, “What you struggle with in your home country, multiply that be 100 and that’s how it will feel on the mission field.” Struggles don’t go away by going to the mission field, ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Saturday, 1 Jan 2011 | Views [155] | Comments [2]
After celebrating the new year with friends and getting very little sleep I moved into my new place. It is just behind Olympic Market and walking distance from church. Moving my stuff was pretty easy, just had to hire a tuk tuk and – no moving truck ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 30 Dec 2010 | Views [192] | Comments [1]
Yesterday I got to join some friends From City Life Hobson’s Bay (Melbourne Australia) in being a tourist in Phnom Penh for the day. First point of call was the Royal Palace. We didn’t see the king but we did take a lot of photos. The architecture ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Monday, 27 Dec 2010 | Views [153] | Comments [1]
Where would I be without my map to the city…..probably very lost. Since the first day of getting my map it has been my helper to navigate the crazy streets of Phnom Penh. All the streets here are numbered but the numbers are in not particular order.... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 26 Dec 2010 | Views [230]
Christmas in Cambodia is vastly different to Christmas in Australia. The day started with the concrete truck arriving, at 5am, for the construction site 2 doors down. Then came the hammering. As well they decided that it was the day to have the mechanic ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 23 Dec 2010 | Views [163] | Comments [2]
Experienced some of the common joys of Phnom Penh life yesterday. Was sitting in my favourite café, I came wanting to try out the free wifi, but alas no electricity. The steps up to the second floor of the café were bordered by tea lights as patrons ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 21 Dec 2010 | Views [115] | Comments [2]
One of my goals at the moment is to get to know the city of Phnom Penh and find accommodation. This is all easier said then done. I feel like I am a little child again having to relearn how to do everything. Take for example the task of crossing the ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Saturday, 18 Dec 2010 | Views [216]
It’s my first official day as an overseas missionary and it has been an interesting one. My flight to KL Malaysia went well. I am really trying to step outside my comfort zone – to use any opportunity that God places before me, no matter how silly it ... Read more >
AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 16 Dec 2010 | Views [154] | Comments [2]
Now packing up my house was a big deal, leaving my students was hard, saying goodbye to friends was tough, driving to Brisbane was gruelling, but the hardest part of my preparation for Cambodia is packing the suitcase and the check lists that go along ... Read more >
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