Holy late-blog Batman….I'm blaming this on living in the jungle for the past 2 weeks.
2–# of times I visited Angkor Wat in 12 hours
Sunrise & Sunset
4–# of coolest of cool people I spent the sunrise with
Team Hashtuk!
2–# of dollars for an essential I Cambodia shirt
7–# of Benz children we lived with for the month
+1 including our unexpected 2 weeks with Danielle!
23–# of BYKOTA kids we spent our days with
4–# of special needs kiddos Molly and I spent our mornings with every day
4000–# of Cambodian Riel to 1 US Dollar
30–# of stairs I climbed to our room
6–# of girls living in 1 bedroom
3–# of girls sleeping in 1 bed! Poor Molly got the middle, I lucked out with the end.
10–# of BYKOTA kids we decked out with back-to-school swag
19–# of stickers Lily Bug managed to fit on her legs during church
1–# of fluffy guard dogs that watched over our front gate
4–# of years the Pol Pot Khmer rule terrorized Cambodia in the late 70s leading to the nation's devastating genocide
2–million people killed during the Cambodian genocide
7–# of BYKOTA kids' birthdays we celebrated in one party
3–# of times I watched The Little Mermaid in one week
4–# of back massages I got from little feet
2–# of professional photos Molly and I got taken randomly one afternoon for our driver, Boo's, tuk tuk. Yes, somewhere in PP there's a tuk tuk buzzing around with my picture hanging in it. I need to remember to use that in my next game of 2 truths and a lie.
2–# of teeth we lost/pulled out one morning
Too many–# of facial expressions Hope beguiled me with every morning
3–# of WRs we fit into a hostel bathtub
Thank you Benz family for welcoming us into your home and lives. Cambodia, you're beautiful. Thanks for an October I won't forget.