To the End of the Road As you know yesterday we came back along an unmade road that ran along the coast. Well this morning I got up, had breakfast and by 7.15 was on the road to try and find that road again. Trevor (my Kep/Kampot Moto) needed several kick starts to get going but eventually he woke up and off we went. As I was driving we went a bit slower than we did yesterday!! It was just glorious. When we set out it was just spitting with rain but that clear...

As you may have gathered over the last few months I am not doing things the way I am expected to - or indeed the way I expected to. I now talk to those who are here, listen to what they want and try to support them in giving it. Most of my colleagues still present themselves - I don't. When I am in Kampong Speu Bunthorn often presents but alongside someone from the POE. Here in Kep I haven't time to work with Sitha so he can present - shame really as I think he ...

A comment from Jan made me realise I am using initials for things that no-one outside Cambodian Education would understand - so here is a list. POE - Provisional Office of Education - or if it is a person officer DOE - Same but District DSA - Daily Substance Allowance SDP - School Development Plans SD - School Directors EMA - Education Management Advisor EPA - Education Project Assistant I will try and keep them to a minimum but it so much easier to writ...

Today is the day after the king’s coronation holiday, now that obviosly fell on a Sunday, so a lot of Cambodia is closed today. I hoped to meet up with Kep POE planning department and get money from the bank - no way - both were closed!! So today I have driven Trevor (my Kampot /Kep Mottto) 25km, I have dragged Sitha the same distance and we (or maybe I should say I) have done nothing. I am now watching the sunset and as you can see it doesn't look good, but ...

Travelling in a local bus. Sokha and I have to go to Kampot and Kep to meet the POEs of both provinces on Monday so she suggested we travel together from Phnom Penh on Sunday - I can see my weekends are going to disappear as I will have to use them for traveling. I arrived at the bus station early as I wasn't sure what time Sokha had said - 7am or 7.30am. I was almost certain it was 7.30 but just in case I was there at 6.45am. I have never used Soyra before but...