There was no stopping me this weekend as I took part in a local cooking class, visited an Ngo market, watched local and barang Football, had a couples Spa day with Rosie and finished the weekend with a traditional Khmer bbq. I am not unfamiliar with the cooking class, having done it twice before, however every time it is worth the dollar! I made fresh spring rolls with shrimp, a Cambodian curry and a banana and coconut pudding….i think it was fair to say ...

The week got off to a busy start; beginning with the ABC's and Rice art show. This was organised by volunteer cha Maggie in honour of the previous and first ever art teacher Bryn. Around $500 dollars was made in total which was raised through a raffle, selling various products such as T-shirts and jewellery and most importantly the auctioning of the children's paintings. The children were brought to the show to begin with so that they could personally see their a...

Painting got off to a great start on Saturday. The base layer got applied by myself, volunteer Viv and a student, Lyhour. This coat, I was told, had to be a mixture of the blue paint and water to seal the plaster. The sun was beating down and I had stupidly applied sun cream to my face which streamed down my face with a mixture of sweat as I tried to paint. Tuesday I took a trip in the big blue school truck with open sides and open back to a large wood warehou...

Marches, parades and pure hustle and bustle….can only mean it's voting weekend. The run up to Sunday has been somewhat memorable. Route 6, one of the main roads to school, has been filled with trucks of people from their particular party dressed in certain clothing, chanting as they drive along. I must admit I've never felt scared in Cambodia however when little old me was riding to school surrounded in all the chaos I couldn't help but cycle a little faster. I...

A red woollen bracelet, a monk dressed in orange and spiritual chanting…..I had been blessed by a monk. For those on you reading this who read my blog last year may remember that I had been blessed before. Unfortunately when the red tie breaks the blessing is broken therefore I wanted to get another one. The blessing took place in a little village out of town. A collection was firstly given and placed in a wooden bowl. One by one we were asked to kneel do...