Current location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

27
Jun
Today was blogworthy. It was my last day of Khmer school, which was exciting in itself. I went to hop on my “kong” like I do everyday and found that my tire was flat. So, I borrowed Omi’s and realized about halfway through my journey that it does not have 3 speeds. It has one speed. Slow. Needless to say, I arrived at LEC very sweaty. Last week, I was asked how I make my eyes so big, so this week I brought my eye liner to show the teachers. After doing a quick demo on “how to apply eye liner,” they took over the pencil to make their eyes big and draw fake beauty marks all over their faces. After that, Nary and I walked to one of the local schools, so I could practice my Khmer with some children during their lunch break. About thirty children flooded around me to ask me questions and answer mine. It was so much fun. I wish I had my camera. After THAT, we walked to the market and shopped together for a little while. At the end of “classtime” (best class ever), we went back to the school and Nary gave me a nice gift. Shown above. Then she taught me how to say “God bless you” and we said a sad goodbye. The end.

Today was blogworthy. It was my last day of Khmer school, which was exciting in itself. I went to hop on my “kong” like I do everyday and found that my tire was flat. So, I borrowed Omi’s and realized about halfway through my journey that it does not have 3 speeds. It has one speed. Slow. Needless to say, I arrived at LEC very sweaty. Last week, I was asked how I make my eyes so big, so this week I brought my eye liner to show the teachers. After doing a quick demo on “how to apply eye liner,” they took over the pencil to make their eyes big and draw fake beauty marks all over their faces.

After that, Nary and I walked to one of the local schools, so I could practice my Khmer with some children during their lunch break. About thirty children flooded around me to ask me questions and answer mine. It was so much fun. I wish I had my camera.

After THAT, we walked to the market and shopped together for a little while. At the end of “classtime” (best class ever), we went back to the school and Nary gave me a nice gift. Shown above. Then she taught me how to say “God bless you” and we said a sad goodbye.

The end.