Some More Firsts

Keep reading to find about the pool fiasco below! :)

Hi Everyone!

Well, we have some more first happenings to share with you guys!

In the last blog I shared about our first memorial here in Cambodia.

Today we had our first accident in Cambodia. Nothing serious, we're doing fine. And the best thing was that no one else was involved so we didn't have to pay anyone! Here, if you are a foreigner and involved in an accident, you pay for the other person's damages even if it was their fault. :) God is good!

We were just turning into the little dirt road, filled with ruts and rocks, that leads into the school. Our moto wheel slipped on a rock and we fell over, moto and all. Tim has a slight rash on his leg, I fell on my shoulder and back. My backpack protected me actually (and the laptop inside it is still working). But all is well. We are surprised we went this long before having an accident and are so thankful that no one else was involved! One of the side mirrors broke right off the metal, so we'll probably have to replace the whole handle, etc. But we already have an appt Sunday morning to get that fixed. :)

Another first was our first April Fool's Day here in Cambodia. Most schools I've been in you really are not allowed to celebrate it, etc. But no, not at Logos! At Logos it is done in style! :)

A bunch of high school teachers got permission to do this. One teacher gathered all the high school students in the court yard area pretending to have an announcement or something. Then a bunch of teachers who were gathered up on the fourth floor poured water on all the students below. I saw it! The students were VERY surprised and they took it all so well!! :)

They, in turn, hunted down all the high school teachers who participated in this and threw them into the pool! Of course the teachers were hiding, so it took about 15 min to find them, etc. What a fun time for all!! Never have I been at a school where you can do this and everyone has fun and no one is hurt. It's like a big happy family! LOL

Oh, and of course, Tim's 10th grade class was looking all over the school for Tim. I helped them by finding Tim in the storage room and convinced him to let them throw him in the pool! he he he

They all love me now :) LOL