One of my friends says I write too much. 😂 So this week, I’m just going to drop a few lines. 😄 Just this week. 😄 In Cambodia, people have started to decorate the shopping malls (if there’s any) with Christmas trees, etc. Christians start to have Christmas parties. I got some presents from the … Continue reading Best Present
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
Today (9 November) is the Independence Day of Cambodia. Every weekend, I have to come to Phnom Penh because there is no one in the campus (most of the staff either live in Phnom Penh or in the town near the college so they all go back home during the weekend). Accommodation for me? Usually, … Continue reading Independence Day
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
'Hello, <student>. Let's resume our English lesson tomorrow.' I called my student on Friday after I came back to the village from Siem Reap and after THEIR long holiday. Mind you, it's a 6-hour bus ride and after that, I had to take a tuk tuk from the town to the village and that cost … Continue reading Good or Bad News?
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
'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
Presentation time again. 😛 The group is much smaller this time cos previously I told the class that there would be tests. Students who are afraid of tests decided not to attend my class. Too bad, this is actually where the essence is. 😛 For those who continue, they have to do homework, in-class exercises … Continue reading An Unforgettable Experience
