That’s right folks, I’ve got it. I’m honestly pretty extremely grossed out by it. Not gonna lie, when I found out I went and cried in the shower for an embarrassingly long amount of time.
I tried my hardest to avoid it. I tried not to allow the kids near my head. I tried not to pick them up or hug them because I knew their head would touch mine.
But I couldn’t.
I couldn’t avoid sweet Sophina running into my arms for a big bear hug.
I couldn’t resist laying in the floor with Sen and Laiheak as they read books to me.
I couldn’t stop the house moms from resting their head on mine as we share jokes in the kitchen while cooking lunch.
Lice may be a thing, but love is an even bigger thing. So I rubbed some tea tree oil on my scalp, braided my hair back, slapped on a headband and kept on loving.
And I got lice.
Yeah they have bugs in their hair, but now I have bugs in mine too. It’s not gonna stop me from spending this short time in Cambodia avoiding any kind of opportunity to love them.
One day the race will be over and I’ll be back to the comforts of my home. I don’t want to look back on this month in Cambodia just as the time I got lice. I hope to remember it as the time I loved these people with everything in me and have no regrets about it.
Also shoutout to my amazing teammate Katie who spent 3+ hours picking lice out of my hair. She’s the greatest!!
