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As mentionned in an earlier post, I have begun helping (sporadically) to cut up the fish. "The fish" is a chest of fish that my...

The Khmer word for being bored with nothing to do is "apsok" (អផ្សុក). What is funny is that I go in and out of waves of being "apsok" or...

Although my time in Cambodia has mostly been wonderful (always have some hiccups within life, but overall I am so happy living here) I...

Last post in this series of trying to update everyone on what I have been doing! From April 13 to April 16, it was Khmer New Year:...

After IST, my two friends and I were supposed to go on our vacation trip, but because one had to stay in Cambodia to pack to go back to...

I just finished a month away from site and I am actually really really happy to be back. I will be posting separate updates about my...

As I am about to head to my In-Service Training in Phnom Penh with the other volunteers, I wanted to share some small anecdotes from my...

Once again I have fallen into being a little too busy to write a blog post in real time (I did just give an English exam to all the kids...

When I first got to my site, I was worried about being far from where I was before. I enjoy change but in the moment I hate change. I...

These past two weeks after the wedding have been more calm! I for sure needed some rest from the large wedding party, and the week I...

This past weekend, my family and I went to a wedding in the Pursat province of Cambodia! Usually, friends and guests from the...

As I was emailing with an old professor of mine, I realized that I have not posted an update recently. So to update everyone: I started...

Although New Year's Eve was a couple of days ago, I have just gotten around to this post because I started teaching this week so it has...

Hello everyone! Once I moved to my permanent site, I decided that I wanted to learn how to cook Khmer food more. So far, most of the food...

Have you ever biked on a bumpy dirt road wearing a sampot (skirt)? Well let me tell you, it is not ideal, but not bad either. This is the...

And that is how I ended up biking home with about 10 kilos of oranges on the back of my bike... After staying a night in Battambang,...

My last full day in Takeo was one that felt like the last day of school/exams in high school. My Saturday before that felt like the last...

This past week was my last full week in Takeo before the big move! On Monday we found out where we all will be going for the next two...

For the past 9 days, I have been teaching in "practicum," which is an opportunity for all of us to practice teaching primary students and...

Last week for sure was a long one! We just finished one of two weeks of praticum teaching. My group started with teaching primary school...