Category: Photo A Day

Just a little out of season rain. For the most part it just made the day more humid, but tonight should be nice. I enjoyed watching the ponchos come out and life continue on as usual.

Yes, that’s corn and mayonnaise on my BBQ chicken pizza. We thought we were safe ordering from Donimos. There is a special requests box in the delivery app, but how were we to know to ask them to leave the mayo off? I promise it tasted better than in sounds or looks.

What is a fairly quite street during the day, becomes a lively vegetable market every night from 5:30 pm to 2:00 am. Thankfully the sounds don’t usually carry up to my 5th story windows.

Today in language class we learned basic fruits and veggies and how to speak with the vendors in the market. After class my roommate and I practiced in the local market by our house. I have a long way to go, but I’m encouraged by the little words here and there I’m starting to pick…

Most Cambodians work 12 a day, 6 days a week. At least some of our language teachers come teach us Khmer all day and go to school at night. One of our regular tuktuk drivers says he doesn’t usually eat dinner until 9pm. And it’s not even the hot season yet.

Four may be a crowd, but it’s the perfect number for a tuktuk. Thankful for teammates to explore our new city with.

Cultural transition is funny. I wouldn’t say I’ve hit culture shock, but I feel the effects of the stress of it all. I wear out sooner in the day and I have to constantly remind myself that it’s “ok” to slow down. Even though everything is different, it’s also familiar, and I find that I’m…

I’m still adjusting to the new faces I see around me everyday, just as my tongue is adjusting to the new sounds I am forcing it to make. But, while it still make take me a second longer to recognize a new Khmer brother or sister, I’ve alway been able to see the God given…

Now it’s your turn. How should I caption this one?

From traffic laws to the amount of stuff and/or people you can put in one tuktuk…