Today our new friend Sonai (she’s the manager of NACE where we will be working) took us out food shopping at the local market. We’ve been told that it’s cheaper to shop at the market, so we thought we’d give it a try. There was certainly a lot of fruit and veggies and meat sitting around.
The kids were excited to find an escapee crab dodging all the feet walking along the broken wet pathway. We walked past large fish still squirming, waiting to be sold, chicken heads, feet and various other kinds of fly attracting meats. The walkway was very narrow with various coverings over the top and then you’d hear a beep as a motorbike squeezed past! The different odours became too much for the kids and we decided we’d stick to what we knew best…the supermarket! We discovered a new one today that sold some familiar products much to everyones excitement. We haven’t found a McDonalds yet, but we did splurge and buy some Coco pops for breakfast tomorrow!
Yesterday we visited NACE the community centre (see below) where we’ll be working. We’ll be discussing the program we have come up with in a meeting with the staff and interpreters tomorrow.
On Saturday, we are going for a tour of the city with Vana and Inpa on tuk tuks. We’re living on the outskirts of the city and the city centre we are told has broader and greener walkways. We’re looking forward to that as it isn’t easy to get out and go for a walk where we are because of all the traffic and crowded footpaths.
P.S. Bek is feeling much better now. Thanks for all your prayers.
Hi Lara and family
Nice to see your photos. Looks like a wonderful opportunity. Hope all is well.
Helenxxxxx
Dear Cameron and the Blair family,
Thank God for keep you all safe and well during your time in Cambodia. (To Rebekka, it is definitely not cool to be sick while everyone is enjoying so I will keep you in my prayers.)
It was really fun reading your post and I am certain that you are having a great time over time! Thank you for being such a role model. I am truly inspired and encouraged by your work.
Take care and God bless!
In Christ,
Patrick
Hi there,
We are so pleased to hear Rebeka is feeling better…that’s good news.
The markets look interesting but the smell would be enough to send you off to the supermarket. Did you buy anything from the markets to eat? Malakai didn’t look as though he was enjoying the markets…looked much happier in the supermarket!!
In case you haven’t heard the new royal baby’s names are George, Alexander, Louis. On the sporting front, the English team Liverpool has been playing in Australia..the matches have been good but the Aussie teams have been out-classed. The cricketers lost the second test very badly so they are down 2-0 and unless they do something amazing won’t win anymore…the batsmen have let them down.
Can’t think of anything else to tell you from down here.
Keep well and enjoying yourselves.
Lots of love,
Grandma and Grandpa.