AMAZING! I'm sat here welling up! I've just logged into facebook and a message popped up from my lovely nan...and what did it say?..... Good news Beth! Grandpops had a Rotary meeting tonight and explained what you are up to. They were all very interested and passed a pot around there and then. A few hundred pounds was collected and they have agreed to send you money to buy a teeshirt for each child for the show. I will hav enough money to also buy food and d...

What a weekend! Definitely not a normal one spent by the pool, markets and restaurants oh no! Instead my weekend was spent cycling 320k to the border of Thailand (Poipet), where I had previously been before but by taxi. So a team of 10 crazy Barangs, one Abc's teacher, a man with a van, a camera man and one extra support man, all set for 3 days of cycling. The first day began at 3 am, our meeting point being the school, and we were off by 4. Leaping onto out bik...

So in 30 hours (3am Saturday morning) I will be embarking on a three day bike ride...yes me...3 days! Okay so it's not a 3 day non stop cycle (but it may as well be ha)...it's a cycle to the border of Thailand (Poipet) and back..yes Thailand! Crazy lady-I think so! I'm not doing this as a leisure activity, oh noooo don't you worry I haven't turned into a health freak out here. I, along with 10 other 'bikers' will be ridingto the Thai border to raise money for AB...

Valentines day had finally arrived- one special person was missing from this day but it was amazing none the less. I started the day as usual with a story, however a gorgeous girl gave me a little box. This box was made from pieces of card-stuck together with paper. I carefully opened it and placed inside was a string bracelet....i was so teary ha! A little valenetines prezzie from one of my kids and the day had just begun. At one stage in the day I was covered i...

Yesterday was one of the best days yet (well weekends yet). I finally made it to the flooded forest! The usual Cambodian corruption issue with money took place to begin with (trying to over charge us) but once that was dealt with we were able to see a very different style of living. It was actually the style of living that I was expecting to see in Siem Reap. We followed the meandering Tonle Sap lake by boat, passing hundreds of wooden/straw houses on stilts. Th...