One Week!!

Cynthia here...
Well, we've made it through our first week in Cambodia! It's hard to believe we've only been here for a week; it seems longer :) We are adjusting quite well. I am so proud of my very American husband. He is becoming quite the missionary. :) You should see him cross the street. He's braver than I am now; that's saying something since I was born and raised in a developing country! To cross the street, you just start across and dodge all the traffic - cars, motos, tuk tuks, vendors, bicycles, people, etc. It's quite exciting! If it's a two lane road, you stop in the middle and do it all over again and finally reach the other side - whew!! And you thank God for sparing your life - LOL :)

We are adventurous and have been to many places around the city (see older blogs). We went to the mall the other day, it's airconditioned, but much more expensive than buying stuff in the market. We'd rather shop the markets. We keep hearing from the other teachers how lucky we are that we live in the Toul Kork (pronounced Tool Cork) area. We have a market right next door, lots of little eating places within walking distance and the Total store (read about this in previous postings) right down the street. We walk a lot around here - we figure we are sweating off the pounds!! :)

Well, this is our last day of freedom - ha! New teacher inservice starts tomorrow -Monday, and school begins Aug. 9. We actually are looking forward to start teaching and getting to know the kids. :) It is nice to have had some time to adjust and get out bearings, etc before school starts. That's why we came early.

Well, I'd better go eat breakfast, then get ready. Church this morning. Our tuk tuk driver is picking us up at 11:00 a.m. :)