So I kinda promised this post yesterday, but things happen, plans change, life goes on and instead of yesterday this post is going up today.
I realized today that it has been nearly three weeks since my last post. I didn't think it would be hard to find time out here to update my blog, but I do not have the internet readily available so I have to seek it out to communicate with all of you. It really doesn't feel like it has been that long since I started teaching, but tomorrow I start my 4 week which is pretty crazy. Almost a month of school finished. I think I am close to getting into my teaching grove. I am having a lot of fun with my intermediate class and they are really challenging me when it comes to my grammar. My pre-intermediate class has been a lot more difficult and I am having a tough time explaining concepts to them. I keep praying for patience as it can be frustrating when they look back at me with blank looks after I have tried to explain it multiple times. There are small successes in class and I try to focus on those.
So a quick run down of my time since the beginning of my teaching career.
-After the first week of teaching we had a 3 day holiday. Most of the Cambodians went back to their home towns for this holiday. If you would like to look the holiday up it is called Pchum Ben. I spent most of my time in Phnom Penh with the host family. It was nice to enjoy the empty streets and the slower pace of life.
-On the Tuesday of Pchum Ben I went with some friends to the province of Takeo. There we went to the zoo. Zoo's are quite big there so we drove around most of the zoo on our mottos. We also had lunch on the river, and played a ton of dutch blitz. (hopefully there will be some more photos up on facebook soon)
-Last weekend I went to the market and picked out some fabric to make a pair of pants and a shirt. Look for a picture in the near future.
-This past Friday I went to a Taize (not sure about the spelling on that one) service. It was a peaceful and calming service. We sang some catholic verses and read some scripture and meditated for long periods of time. It was definitely a nice way to wind down and clear your mind after a busy week.
-After the service a co-worker and I went and got massages, which is another great way to relax after a busy week.
-Last night I went out to dinner with the family. We had wanted to go out on a boat but it was raining, so we went out for pizza instead. Safe to say I got completely soaked. Still trying to figure out a way to keep my pants dry during the rain, they don't make big enough ponchos here for me. So when we got to the restaurant I went to the bathroom and proceeded to wring out my pants as best as I could. Ahh another great story.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving in Canada, so happy Thanksgiving to you all. I am thankful that I have been blessed with good health so far and a great support group.
And also for those of you WGMers following the blog you will never guess who I ran into the other night at a small house church. Mr. Hugh Campbell's daughter. Talk about a small world!
