This will be a cranked out blog because I have very little time and much to update you with. Life in Cambodia is simply grand. We are almost done with the month but we have only had internet for a total of 5 hours this whole month, half of which I use for team leading and AIM stuff, the other half for keeping in touch with my family and emails to others.
Let’s get cracking.
We’re residing in the region of Kampot, in town called Chhouk, at least I think that’s how it’s spelled. We’re working with a YWAM contact named Vuthy (pronounced Vu-tee), who is by far my favorite contact on the Race. I think I'll write about him later. Do you know much about Cambodian history? It's a country still reeling from the horror of genecide in the 1970s by a group called the Khmer Rouge. They sought to eradicate intellect and higher thought from Cambodia and to make the country into an agritarian society. Today, 80% of the population is under the age of 30 and less than 3% is over the age of 65. But the Cambodian people are healing and making a future for themselves.
We teach english to about 11 different classes spaning from Tuesday to Sunday and we preach and share our testimonies in church on Sunday. From preschool to grammar, we cover a large age group of children as well as a large skill level. We teach, we play games, we say tongue twisters – whatever we can do to help them remember what they're learning. English is such a hot commodity here in Cambodia.
When we're not teaching, we're walking to the shop 5 minutes away to pick up iced coffee + condensed milk in a bag for 50 cents. It's a steal. Around 4 is when we pick up the volleyball to play a game by ourselves and then with the locals. Suffice to say, Cambodians are very good at volleyball. We even play with a guy named Kony (whether that's how it's actually spelled, I have no idea), who conviently told us the day after the election that Obama won. Kony telling us about Obama in Cambodia. What a sentence. Obama was also in Phnom Penh not too long ago!
It's hot. about 33 degrees celsius is the record we've hit + humidity. We spent Thanksgiving on the beach with another team. A memorable one for sure. We'll be in Vietnam in less than a week.
Anyways, this is a general, scattered update. I feel like I'm hitting you with one liner highlights that's how fast this month has gone by (and how little internet we've had). I'll update you with more specifics within the next week. My team will be in Ho Chi Minh for a few days awaiting our ministry to start. Any suggestions for what to do in the city?
