I know the photo is out of focus but somehow it just sums up what it has been like living in Chbar Mon and Cambodia. Yesterday I was given a formal farewell thank you party from the POE. It was grand, slightly scary and OTT. It was also unnecessary as I feel they have given me far more than I could ever have given them. I cannot thank all the staff at the POE in Kampong Speu enough for their help, support and friendship. In the evening my English Class and Bunt...

Thursday Afternoon - Back in Kampong Speu - Well here I am sitting in the office all alone - no Bunthorn to laugh with and everyone else at a workshop in Kampong Chhnang or in the main building. I do not know if I mentioned it but the office I usually work in is being repaired - (I have to say it needs it) - and we are now sharing early years (which is great as they are all lovely and they speak a little English when Bunthorn is not here) Back to our office bei...

This morning my landlady asked if she may pray in my house today. Of course I said yes and left her the keys. I arrived at work to be presented with a plate of fruit. Bunthorn was invited to the party in the finance department - by 10 o'clock they (not Bunthorn) were on the merrier side of sober. Bunthorn and I left as we had printing to do for the training tomorrow. (I am not going into the fact that the only member of staff left in the office was a female and ...

Today I saw a good lesson. It did not start well - as we walked in the room the teacher walked out and my heart sank. "Here we go again!!"I thought. But no he had run out of chalk. Grade 3 - Mathematics - The lesson was a revision lesson on what they knew about adding, subtraction, multipication and division. It moved along at a great pace with all children taking part - using individual boards. The level of work would have been appropriate for a year 3/4 class...

Yesterday morning was spent watching Onno interviewing parents, teachers and POE staff sitting on pre-school chairs under a tree. Like most men, who are 6 feet tall, he didn't look that comfortable sitting on a plastic chair designed for a 4 year old. As a 5 foot 2 infant teacher I had no problem!! The interviews were conducted with an audience of pre-school children, as you can see from the picture. Today started even earlier than Monday as we had to be at a ...