my product seller (she's got body scrubs, soaps, lotions...all the girly smell good stuff).
Dryin fish in the market
PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES! For will's b-day
My oven!
These guys have great nom-pow, and some donut like things
Our fav meal to order at the restaurant in town; Lok Lak (sort of a beef stir fry) and Sumlaw M-choo kreung - a leafy pork w/ lemongrass and lime and coconut milk in it. SOO delicious!
Will's Birthday Lunch!
One of the roads to our house
I gave my sewing teacher class some of my old fashion magazines and catalogues; they LOVE looking at them, and trying to decide which one is "sa'aht cheeung ke" - the prettiest!
My sewing teachers 8 month baby, and her cousin in the hammock
Another neice of my sewing teacher
This is some of the work of my sewing teacher...pretty intricate stuff.
Cambodian housing
Countryside
Fields are starting to turn green again..
SamRors and Will- they gave Will a pineapple from their yard on his birthday
Will's surprise birthday banner me and the kids made!
Winston and huge grasshopper
she actually likes sleepin on her back.
Presentation of our certificates from the ministry of education.
The English Dept at our school was there to present
The English Department.
Me & Em Sokhea
Me and my Coteacher and his son
Will and his coteacher, IM Sumnang
Will and Chhuth Pun
Hean Senghiem and Will
Will and Chek Houey
Will and Sakuna
Me & IM Sumnang
Will and Chhoung Socheat
Me and the most awesome Wonton makers behind the school
Planting rice is never fun! (a song my mom would sing to me).
Saw these people on the way home from school the other day
Senhiem and her family took me and Will for an outing in Siem Reap. We're at the mote at Angkor Wat having a picnic
Senghiem's children, her younger sister and brother
we went to Road 60, the most popular hangout for Khmer's in Siem Reap. We won lots of prizes at the balloon dart throwing stand
Dress I copied in sewing class (bottom left). My fashion sense is NOT the same as cambodians ha. They thought it was the ugliest thing; but they told me if I love the style, I can go ahead and make it..
Gift from Will's CT's wife. I think they think my plain wedding band is ugly, ha.
Gift from the kids that study at our house nightly; again, I think they think I need prettier jewelry, ha!
Watch from my co-teacher.
Shoes from Will's Coteachers' neighbor's shop. (I think they think my chaco's are ugly too).
Pajama Set from my Coteacher's Wife. (They seriously wear stuff like this out)
Gift from the same lady who gave me the purple shoes. Hand crocheted hot pink hat, w/ platic flowers attached.