Well, I’ve done it!!! I’ve left Cambodia (insert really sad, tear-stained face). I’m now in transit at Changi Airport, Singapore ........I feel a bit shell-shocked to be honest, ok, really shell-shocked. Last time I was here was the 18thSeptember and I was so excited about the adventure I was embarking on. Today I should be excited about heading to Europe and the next adventure, but ....sigh... (I feel like I’m on the set of Love Actually ...Christmas carols are playing and people arriving and departing etc)......... What a big week I’ve had since I last wrote....... Anyone that’s kept up with my blogs knows that while I enjoyed being at the school in Siem Reap, I was only acting as a teacher’s aide and so I didn’t get really close to the students, only a handful. ... read more

Who knew a bicycle tumble could make its way into 3 blogs..........?? Eight days after my tumble, my foot is still swollen and uncomfortable to walk on so I finally paid a visit to the hospital to get the foot checked and xray’d. It turns out that at some stage in years gone by, I’ve broken 3 bones in my foot and never had them treated.....they believe they were broken at different times, but I can only recall one time when I dropped something on the arch of my foot and it’s been sensitive ever since. I didn’t think at the time that I’d broken it though..... Anyway, what I’ve managed to do this time is “traumatise” the previously broken bones and some the ligaments – thankfully it’s not broken this time. So, my foot is ... read more

My mother always said that “pride goes before a fall”, and if the events of yesterday afternoon are anything to go by, well I guess she was right !!! I’ve been doing quite a bit of bike (bicycle) riding in Siem Reap, which is something I haven’t done for a few years, and was really enjoying it. Each time I made it home safely, I’d give myself theoretical pat on the back.....I’ve mentioned many times that there are no road rules here, and that it’s insanity on the roads...so every time I arrived home I felt a pretty decent sense of achievement. Hmmm, so what happened yesterday I hear you asking..... On Tuesday afternoon after school, Sina (one of the teachers) and I road home side by side (moto and bicycle) and had a chat about ... read more

My last blog ended up being long-winded despite my earlier writers’ block, and thanks to a number of glitches on the blog website, it was a drama to load...funny how some things work out that way....the beginning of the week just seemed totally out of kilter, but it’s back on track and all is well again..... I’m happy to have left the NHC school and am now back with SCC and loving it. The school that I’m at was set up by an Australian couple about a year ago, and they spend a lot of time administering it, as well as teaching alongside the two Khmer teachers. They have one large covered classroom that holds about 40 students and they have three teaching sessions a day, and an outdoor covered area that they also use. The ... read more

I’m so not ready to leave Phnom Penh....didn’t I just get here? I don’t want to go....( said in Princess Sooky Tone ) I know that I’m going to embrace the next stage of this awesome journey and there will be dozens of new adventures, fabulous people to meet, with many interesting and challenging coming my way, which will leave me with many happy memories and stories to tell, and I am truly looking forward to experiencing them all ..... it’s just that I love being here in PP and I feel the time to move on has come around way too fast – can the person that hit the fast forward button please fess up? There is so much to love about PP, and after nine weeks here, these are a “few” of my favourite ... read more