Since we moved into this home in Ta Khmau, we have not had any Internet access and have not seen a newspaper, not for the lack of trying. We have had a lot of work to do to move into … Continue reading
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Category Archives: People & Places
The Final Turn-over
Our landlady visited yesterday and took the remaining items we did not want from the home. It was filled with many beautiful and expensive knickknacks which we did not want responsibility for. She took them and the inside Buddhist shrines, … Continue reading
Big Money
We are in our new home, and it is beautiful – to look at. As with anyplace you look at more closely, there are the downsides. But first, the upsides. Did I say it is beautiful? Most homes and public … Continue reading
Tuk-tuks
We use tuk-tuks to get wherever we need to go, most often using the same tuk-tuk and driver, Mr. Sam OL. Since our assignment is to Ta Khmao and Kien Svay, we have been having Sam drive us there to … Continue reading
Lexus Vehicles
Perhaps the most popular vehicle line seen in Phnom Penh is the Lexus. This is astounding given the poverty level of most of the people, however, just owning a Lexus apparently isn’t enough, some have to flaunt it. This label … Continue reading
Money and the Cost of Goods and Services
The local currency is the Real, that trades officially for about 4080 per US Dollar, but the real currency here IS the US Dollar. All the cash machines dispense dollars and everything is priced in dollars. If something costs less … Continue reading
Stalls line the roads selling whatever
There are places where the merchant stalls crowd out into the road. Usually, if you find a fruit seller, you find half a dozen fruit sellers. If you see a wicker furniture shop, there will be 6 to 8 in … Continue reading
First Impressions
Since we got out of the airport at midnight, the cool night air was refreshing and we did not notice the humidity. In fact, since this is the dry season, the humidity has not been a problem at all. Driving … Continue reading
Almost time to go
We have tried moving out of our home to permit our daughter, Kristi to completely take over the home, but the moving is not done and the time is gone. In two days we begin the trip to Cambodia, starting … Continue reading
Receiving the Call to Serve in Cambodia
This Blog is my Cambodia-secular Blog and will contain the non-religious parts of our Cambodia Mission Experience. Here I will place the information and experiences I have of a non-religious nature, such as people, sights and places. Religious things will … Continue reading