The English Club started running since October this year. First, we welcomed the year 1 students. After the academic year officially commenced, we started to include students from other years of study. For the past two weeks, the number of attendees fluctuated especially for year 4 students. The Club organised activities every day according to … Continue reading Feeling Grateful
So, the French volunteer finally left Cambodia. Yes, finally. 😜 When she reads this, she’s going to curse me. 🤣 (check out our numerous funny moments together here.) We call each other buddy because we hate/love each other so much (note, I put 'hate' first. 😜). We had so much fun together. I thought I … Continue reading Cambodian Names
'Yeah, I'd like to go to Bokor Mountain tomorrow morning. Which tour is better?' I asked the owner of the guesthouse. 'I like this one more. The guide is funny and he can speak better English.' The lady said. 'OK. I will take this one then. Let me go back to my room to get … Continue reading Work – For Real
Days before I left the village, I saw one of my grade 12 students in the students centre. She was packing and was preparing to leave the centre. She told me, 'I passed the national university entrance exam and I got a scholarship to a college so I am moving there.' I asked her, 'are … Continue reading C’est la Vie
Welcome to another village which is one, or two, or three hours away from Phnom Penh. 😛 Yes. Nobody can predict the traffic in Phnom Penh. This is also one of the many problems in Cambodia. So, following on from my previous blog, I have started my new assignment in a college. This college wouldn't … Continue reading A New Chapter
After I came back to town (civilization!*), I heard some news from a new French volunteer. When I first came here, I was teaching at the Boys’ Centre in this town for a few weeks. The new French volunteer told me casually that he's now staying there and sometimes the boys asked him to play … Continue reading Legacy
I switched to a hostel from the previous hotel this week as I could not afford paying that much for that long. The hostel has private rooms and it's half the price of the hotel so I moved. (Here's my 'review' of the previous hotel that I stayed in: https://learnxtravel.com/2019/09/21/finally/) One thing good about staying … Continue reading Generosity
Following on from my previous blog, I had to leave the village within a short time and I wasn't given enough notice. So I decided to pack 2/3 of my belongings with me just in case I wanted to go back home but I chose Siem Reap in the end. This is my second time … Continue reading Finally
'There will be no students when you come back to the village so don't come back until October.' I got this call when I was in a minivan heading to Phnom Penh. 'October when?' I asked. 'I don’t know.' The other person answered. 'Huh?!' was my response. Flashback to the beginning of last week. My … Continue reading Exodus
The chef finished her contract and the school holidays have begun. The new chef is not on board yet because the management thinks it's better to wait until the school year commences when there are more students. That makes sense. The only full-time staff and some students left for Phnom Penh or Siem Reap over … Continue reading Home Alone
