Whoops. I forgot to blog. Here’s a scatter-brained update:

Life here has pretty busy. I’ve been going to the market almost everyday now and doing CIF work in between. I’ve met a lot of people and I started going to Chinese church on Sundays. I can’t understand a thing but it gives me an opportunity to meet people and build relationships. The Chinese get so much more excited about being friends than the Khmer. They introduced me during the service and afterwards probably 20 people came up to me and said “Hello Jessie!” 

In language news, I’m still learning to bargain, which is going to be helpful because I’ve started souvenir shopping for all you people. I was also invited to a Khmer wedding. Still haven’t decided if I will be going yet.

I made friends with a slum girl who’s my age. She sits at home all day everyday and has no education, job, anything. I’m trying to think of creative ways to communicate between our language barrier and maybe be an influence on her to want get up and do something about her life.

Other news: I woke up with 30 bug bites. I got to skype with my buddy, Susannah, last night. The shampoo here is making my hair SO GROSS. I’ve been watching “Freaks and Geeks”. I needed this show in 2005.