Moving On

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Today was my last full day at Seametrey and the entire school went on a field trip to Kopong Chanang. This town/ province is known and named after the pottery which is crafted there. The kids were given a demonstration by a potter and were even able to try it out themselves. We had a picnic lunch in a temple, wathced monks pump water from a well and endured the heat with only minor complaints. It was a great day out. I thoroughly enjoyed being around the kids who slowly revealed their óut of school'personalities . It was a massive day- as excursions always are, but hey... I'm now free to travel so I can take as much time as i need to restore my energies.

We are off to have a farewell dinner in about half an hour. Cazz and I have chosen one of our favourite restaurants here called Khmer Kitchen. We are both having Fish Amok and fruit shakes!
Tomorrow morning I will say my goodbyes to the children and then after lunch I am catching the bus to Kep which is a 4 hour journey south. Kep is a seaside village and once there I will immediately catch the ferry across to a place called Rabbit Island. Watch this space for photos becasue i am expecting real basic 'desert island'accomodation- which to me is definately a draw card. I plan to stay down south for the next 12 days before heading back to PP. I will then head to Siem Reap for Khmer New Year which promises to be a big party. So, the next 2 weeks will be full of adventures. I am looking forward to seeing more of this gorgeous country and relaxing without a schedule. I am sorry to say goodbye to my tight group of new friends, but i know we will keep in touch.

I know Term 1 is winding down back home. I hope you all have exciting plans for the holidays- or at least restful plans. One more thing- this weekend is Blues and Roots which I'm obviously not attending. If you are lucky enough to be going then please report back to me. I will be there in mind and spirit.

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Comments

[Marian]

Happy Easter!!
Hi Chloe, sounds like you're having a ball!! have a bit of a relax down south before heading to Siem Reap. Keep safe now that you'll be alone!! We're tired at the last week of term and looking forward to a relaxing holiday to re-charge our batteries. Daniel is off to Blues 'n Roots tomorrow. Hope you have a great Easter...do they celebrate it over there?? Marian

[Daniel]

perth goings on
hey chloe, how are you? it does sound like your having a great time. im getting quite excited about heading to stronsay for the easter long weekend. seems like all the usuals will be in attendance, though i havent really heard anything about uncle pat and his mob... we are not sure whether paul will be able to come, he isnt sure what time he will be getting off, typical army, i suppose we are all used to it by now. jarrad, mia myself and others are going out for dinner tonight to stringybark steakhouse/tavern tonight. love those steaks. blues and roots was awesome. the new venue had its pros and cons. entry and exit was very quick and easy, but there were lots of people there, very crowded. and not having the big old pine trees towering over you like on the foreshore means the event lost some of its atmosphere. the crowd was a lot more diverse this year, from young children to ancient oldies. this was due to the broad range of acts at the event, not really stretching the boundaries of the genre 'blues and roots' so much as completely stepping outside them. i saw: andrew winton newton faulkner dan sultan matisyahu john butler crowded house lisa mitchell angus and julia stone edward sharpe and the magnetis zeroes david hole crowded house were a disapointment, they only played 4 of their older well known songs and played a lot of their new album, which hasnt even been played on radio yet, so no one knew it and many people just stood around talking waiting for a song they knew to be played. john butler was amazing, the new bassist and drummer were excelent, as good as the old ones, easily. they played half old stuff and half new stuff, which has been getting strong airplay on radio stations so most people were able to sing along to that also. overall a great festival next on the schedule is groovin the moo in bunbury in may