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Cambodia/Kâmpóng Saôm Round the world trip 2007
12-25
Merry Christmas. What a bountiful dinner of home made goodies we scarfed down last night: turkey with stuffing, green beans, mushrooms and wild rice, gravy, and cranberry sauce, desert of ice cream (cookies and cream and vanilla) with brownies, topped off with a chocolate wine sauce and chocolate wafers. Carols playing softly, we talked with our new friends learning about their lives and jobs overseas. One a photographer, the other working for an NGO as a communications specialist and general volunteer (paid) gofer. We heard stories of living in the middle east where one of the woman’s fathers was the first civilian killed as the country erupted into civil war. The other loved Afghanistan and wanted to return as soon as possible. These women are strong and enduring as they live and work in marginal third world conditions offering their expertise to help others.
Now, Christmas morning, we both are experiencing the “runs”. Welcome back to Southeast Asia! We can still eat, so sat down to Anne’s bagels, cream cheese, lox and coffee before Judee takes off to pretty herself and I go out in the very hot sun to wash and tune up Bici before we start tomorrow up river to Siem Reap for New Year’s.
This afternoon we have been invited to join a group of Hashers for an Aussie BBQ and beer. We are blessed!
“Without color, people die…wanderers adds color!” Art
December 26-29 Cambodia/to Siem Reap Weltreise >
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December 24 Cambodia/Phnom Penh Weltreise 2007
Merry Christmas. What a bountiful dinner of home made goodies we scarfed down last night: turkey with stuffing, green beans, mushrooms and wild rice, gravy, and cranberry sauce, desert of ice cream (cookies and cream and vanilla) with brownies, topped off with a chocolate wine sauce and chocolate wafers. Carols playing softly, we talked with our new friends learning about their lives and jobs overseas. One a photographer, the other working for an NGO as a communications specialist and general volunteer (paid) gofer. We heard stories of living in the middle east where one of the woman’s fathers was the first civilian killed as the country erupted into civil war. The other loved Afghanistan and wanted to return as soon as possible. These women are strong and enduring as they live and work in marginal third world conditions offering their expertise to help others.
Now, Christmas morning, we both are experiencing the “runs”. Welcome back to Southeast Asia! We can still eat, so sat down to Anne’s bagels, cream cheese, lox and coffee before Judee takes off to pretty herself and I go out in the very hot sun to wash and tune up Bici before we start tomorrow up river to Siem Reap for New Year’s.
This afternoon we have been invited to join a group of Hashers for an Aussie BBQ and beer. We are blessed!
“Without color, people die…wanderers adds color!” Art
