I feel the same way in the US We're celebrating Christmas in Minnesota but we are not Christian. It is still in December and we have over three feet of snow already.
We just returned from our Cambodia trip about a few weeks ago and it is very cold and snowy in Minnesota. If you want, you can go to my Facebook under Theary Kem and we'll add you so you can see the pictures from our trip and home in Minnesota.
Happy Holidays!
Theary Kem
Minnesota, USA
Too Right This is why I became so interested in languages after SST. It was amazing to me how important it was to the culture of a place.
The Dutch have at least 5 different words for canal, depending on where it is, how big it is and what it's for. However, many things that contain other things like buckets, baskets, bowls, boxes, and pots are described by one word: "bak" or "bakje" if it's small (or you're being cute), sometimes with various modifiers. This explains why Dutch people will say something in English like "Boil the potatoes in the basket", because they usually just translate "bak" back into basket. Urinals are often called "pisbakjes" (Little Piss Baskets) although are also "blasbomen" (Urine Trees). To confuse matters more, "bakken" means "To bake" in addition to being the plural of "bak". As a result a "bakje" can also mean a baked good or bakken can be mean several baked goods.
So if someone says something like "Ik wil een bakje", (I want a .... bakje) context, much of it cultural, is how you know whether to hand them a muffin or a mop bucket.
awesome.. hi Kirs and Daron,
that's what i miss from indo... the snack and vendors.... yuummm... especially since this pregnancy i am craving even more street food than ever!! hahahaha.. awesome entry though... pls keep us updated!! :D u guys are doing a great job at telling us ur experiences... the crazy one was with the motorcycle that u guys left outside unlocked, and there was an elder man yelling at you guys...
anyway... take care dudes... i am still telling andrew and myself that we're going to cambodia in the next 2 3/4 years!!
ps: we can show off the junior when we come to cambodia11
God bless,
Ani
Need trip You both are having such a great adventure. It makes the summer at GC seem so long and so boring. Happy anniversary that first year went fast.
Censorship Board You guys sound like you're trying to get comments past a censorship board. I'm glad you're having a good time. We watched the Blue Angels from a dock on lake WA this weekend and I thought about how weird the US is.
Blessings Dear Daron and Kirstin, it is great to receive your blog and follow your life of service in Cambodia! This fall another SMC couple Michael and Lisa Bade will be joinign you in MCC Cambodia. Blessings, Weldon
Awww Good to hear from you and that you are having fun in the countryside. I miss you guys a lot and hope I can work in a visit before I leave Asia.
Take care
Dan
I'm loving following your blog! I actually just watched the movie "The Killing Fields" so learned about the US bombing and the ruling of the Khmer Rouge. It was cool to learn a bit more about where you are living!
Hope you're well!
Theresa
Yay!!! Glad you made it to Phnom Penn and everything is going well so far! I can relate to the heat since we were in Mexico last week. I guess it's not quite the same since we had AC in our resort though. :) Looking forward to hearing more about your adventures!
ps - what is your new address??
Theary Kem
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I feel the same way in the US
We're celebrating Christmas in Minnesota but we are not Christian. It is still in December and we have over three feet of snow already. We just returned from our Cambodia trip about a few weeks ago and it is very cold and snowy in Minnesota. If you want, you can go to my Facebook under Theary Kem and we'll add you so you can see the pictures from our trip and home in Minnesota. Happy Holidays! Theary Kem Minnesota, USA