Thursday, March 10, 2011
HONG KONG : women's conference and Temple
Friday, March 4, 2011
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
SAIS sports day
they divided the kids up by color. ty's group was yellow. there were all sorts of fun stations where the kids competed against each other.
i think rhett might have been one of the only younger siblings. i didn't see any other kids there. it's very common to have a helper here and sometimes i feel a little out of place when i bring rhett along. not today though. lots of things to look at and cheering too!
go ty!!!
we were going to live in the building in the background, but it didn't end up working out.
ty's friend lives there and they are still buds despite the habitual distance.
love my boys.
i think rhett might have been one of the only younger siblings. i didn't see any other kids there. it's very common to have a helper here and sometimes i feel a little out of place when i bring rhett along. not today though. lots of things to look at and cheering too!
go ty!!!
we were going to live in the building in the background, but it didn't end up working out.
ty's friend lives there and they are still buds despite the habitual distance.
love my boys.
Monday, February 21, 2011
PHNOM PENH : tuol sleng genocide museum
we went to the genocide museum and walked the halls of this horrible place. it's mind boggling to know that things like this still happened so recently. people were tortured and killed, not only for disagreeing with this communist regime, but for being educated or related to someone contrary to the khmer rouge.
this stop was very sobering to say the least.
this stop was very sobering to say the least.
PHNOM PENH
always room for one more.
walls are everywhere. i guess there is a huge problem with the government just taking land if there isn't a wall up to specify otherwise.
our mode of transportation. tuk-tuks at around $2 a ride. a fun way to see this quaint capital city.
i loved seeing the colored bottles of petrol dotting the street sides.
fried bugs anyone?
the streets of phnom penh.
don't give me the map though. :)
other things to remember:
people wondering what my heritage was.
this trip to cambodia will forever leave an impression on my heart. i have learned and been exposed to so much. i will never be the same.
walls are everywhere. i guess there is a huge problem with the government just taking land if there isn't a wall up to specify otherwise.
our mode of transportation. tuk-tuks at around $2 a ride. a fun way to see this quaint capital city.
i loved seeing the colored bottles of petrol dotting the street sides.
fried bugs anyone?
the streets of phnom penh.
don't give me the map though. :)
other things to remember:
people wondering what my heritage was.
this trip to cambodia will forever leave an impression on my heart. i have learned and been exposed to so much. i will never be the same.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
PHNOM PENH : food and shopping
we bussed back up to cambodia's capital city after the races.
after a yummy $9 steak dinner at Comme à la Maison, we wandered along the river in search of a cheap massage right into the night market. cambodians sure know how to have a good time! loud music, a lottery of some sort, and some great 80's dance moves, hair, and outfits to go with the hustle and bustle of a market. what fun!
stopped at the central market the next day.
the french colonized cambodia and the food there thankfully reflects it. along our exploration of this hip st 240, we stopped at an awesome little french cafe, the shop, and gorged on pastries and yummy salads.
i loved this table. what a fun idea!
i get a coffee table book as a souvenir everywhere i go. there was a ngo-run library along this street. i'll never forget the gratitude in the woman's eyes when we bought a couple of books. she took my hands and told me how much that would help them that month.
i'm glad we found this street in cambodia. chic shops. great restaurants. fun boutiques. just don't try on any chunky airplane necklaces and take a photo or a crazed french woman might snap. :)
after a yummy $9 steak dinner at Comme à la Maison, we wandered along the river in search of a cheap massage right into the night market. cambodians sure know how to have a good time! loud music, a lottery of some sort, and some great 80's dance moves, hair, and outfits to go with the hustle and bustle of a market. what fun!
stopped at the central market the next day.
the french colonized cambodia and the food there thankfully reflects it. along our exploration of this hip st 240, we stopped at an awesome little french cafe, the shop, and gorged on pastries and yummy salads.
i loved this table. what a fun idea!
i get a coffee table book as a souvenir everywhere i go. there was a ngo-run library along this street. i'll never forget the gratitude in the woman's eyes when we bought a couple of books. she took my hands and told me how much that would help them that month.
i'm glad we found this street in cambodia. chic shops. great restaurants. fun boutiques. just don't try on any chunky airplane necklaces and take a photo or a crazed french woman might snap. :)
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