I just want to fill you in on where I am and what I am doing…
This month I am in Kampong Cham, Cambodia. It is one of my favorite places on the race I have been. It is a quiet, slow paced town, and happens to also be the third largest city in Cambodia. It is right on the Mekong river, and its filled with palm trees. It kind of reminds me of Africa. I ride my bike (yeah we have our own bikes, mine’s a yellow cruiser with a basket) through the streets and children yell out “hello, hello, hello”. I’m going to miss that.
The people are beautiful, kind and really friendly. Horses pull buggies, people ride bikes, hammocks are hanging at every house, you literally drip sweat all day long, and I found a place with bomb spring rolls. There are tons of Buddhist temples and statues, although this province has a large Muslim population.
I am teaching English. From 9 to 6 my group teaches different types and levels of English classes from beginning to advanced, to Business, and through those the Bible also gets taught. We are also doing different projects for the organization we are working with, like marketing, website development, and creating new textbooks. The English classes are free for the students, they just need to come up with the $1-$3 for the books, which for most is still a struggle. The students want to learn English for better job opportunities. It is a privilege to be a part of that.
I only have two more weeks here…
Carpe Diem…
