Wed 3 Nov, I managed to fit in my visit to a family to help piseth carry out a survery to ascertain their state of living. My previous attempt had been aborted because none of the parents were availabel at the time, most are out all the time at present trying to catch and sell fish. So all was well on Wed am when Chaem was chosen, it was easy as his mother is a weaver at Grace House and would be finished by the time we needed to go. Chaem was collected to help...

Hi, on Thursday evening twenty Grace House children were invited to a very posh hotel in Siem Reap to an art exhibition. it was a continuation of the one I went to a few weeks ago, but this time it was focusing on art by children who have been landmine victims - either because their parent/s had been killed by one or they themselves had been maimed. These children are now living in an orphanage run by Aki Ra, the guy who is working hard to demine Cambodia. The...

My day today began with me visiting two state schools which some of our children attend. Both of the schools are supported by an NGO 'Caring for Cambodia' and so the conditions in the school for the children and staff are improving. Teachers are paid approx £34 per month and so struggle to survive and the consequence of that is the children have to pay bribes which they cannot afford and so don't go to school. In these schools the NGO pay the staff the same a...

Tuesday 26 oct 19:15 On Saturday I had my final fgittings for the skirt, top and jacket that I've had made for the wedding - everything fits ok, but the I'm unsure whether I like all of it, so who knows whether it will be worn or not. To help me feel more comfortable in it she is making a scarf to help tame the jacket down and match it to the skirt. It's all a bit too fitted and sophisticated for me! In between all of that I had my hair cut by an Australian lady...

A week that began with flooding and school being closed, but then saw water levels subsiding and road surfaces disintegrating and becoming very dangerous, deep craters. Monday although I was prepared for school I was very excited with the phone call that said that school would remain closed as the road was too dangerous to travel along. and that the Khymer staffs homes were flooded. This was the case too for most of the children we teach and also the bridges a...