odds and ends

Sorry haven't been able to write in a while, so here are some tidbits to tide you over until I can properly blog.

I fell of a buffalo cart. The water buffalo were rather perturbed at having to cart us up a mountain. We had a picnic of rice, fried pork, and raw beef, then climbed a mountain at noon, when it was prop 110degrees. Most of the students were wearing jackets. They're afraid of getting a tan. I don't know how they don't die.

When asked why I won't marry a Cambodian I responded because they're unfaithful and like to beat their wives. A woman told me you can't be angry at them for this, too many women, too little time. I wanted to throw up.

I had to explain to a drunk man why when it's day in Cambodia, it's night in America. He couldn't quite grasp the concept of the world being round.

Yesterday we had a ceremony to inaugurate a new Buddha shrine at the high school. There is already a shrine less than a hundred feet away, but technically it belongs to the junior high, so in order to ensure that we at the high school receive full benefits, we had to spend $500 (which is about the same amount putting walls in the classrooms would cost, but whatev) making a bigger and better shrine. Ours even had gold spray paint. That's how we roll. Honestly I think it was all just a big excuse to get drunk and have a party.

I was told that I would miss the heat when I get to china. That is definitely not something I will miss. Things I won't miss: People watching over my shoulder as I use the computer or text, Cambodian men, and the heat. I will however miss the cheap, delicious food, afternoon naps, and basically owning a small town.Love and miss you all