Monthly Archives: January 2009

After our day riding around the ruins we felt we still hadn’t gotten enough time on the bike, so we headed out to a silk farm 9 miles out of town. It was nice ride with many locals waving and … Continue reading →

The owner of our guesthouse sits down with each guest and shows them a detailed bike tour he designed. It hits all the major spots and a few that got us off the main tourist routes for a little while. … Continue reading →

“The population of USA is 300 million minus two. Why minus two? Because you are standing next to me.” These are the clever words of a book salesman who entertained us on our first night in Siem Reap. He also … Continue reading →

Here is a video of Erin and I crossing the street in Phnom Penh at night.  You can’t hear Erin in the video but she is saying oh crap oh crap oh crap which always helps when navigating through cars … Continue reading →

If you have never heard “same, same” before it is phrase people here use a lot to compare two things. Guess it’s easier than saying “similar” or “like” or “is the same as”. There are t-shirts sold to tourists that … Continue reading →

Our second week in Phnom Penh, Cambodia was great fun. Although we were tired by the end of each day, our students learned a lot and were, overall, a good class. Among other things, we taught them a few songs … Continue reading →

Child on a moto After spending the weekend touring Phnom Penh with Laurie and Michelle, it was back to our day jobs on Monday morning. We are now teaching 6 to 15 kids at a time ranging in age from … Continue reading →

**We originally wrote this post during our first week in Cambodia, but were advised to wait to post it until we were well and clear of the country. Cambodia seems to be a forgotten country sandwiched between two countries that … Continue reading →

We finished our first week of work in Cambodia and are glad to have a weekend to rest and prepare for next week. It was pretty incredible how quickly the week flew by. We are feeling quite comfortable in our … Continue reading →