i really like having food (enough of it, choices etc)

It wasn't meant to be a series but I think its turning into one. " I really like..." so much to be thankful for!

Yesterday I had a flashback/reminder of something I find hard about living in Cambodia. I was reminded that I'm so rich compared to most people, and I feel uncomfortable about that. I don't feel uncomfortable about it normally, in my day to day Aussie life, but yesterday I was around someone who is "living below the line so others can rise above it".

Becky's week of food- less than $2 a day

One of my friends is doing "Live below the line" This week she is eating only what she can get for $2 a day, and asking us to give money for education in PNG. Heaps more on the website, if you want to donate to her click here.

And here is a link to her speaking this morning about how its going, you may need to be her friend on facebook to see this.

"We'll do it because while we struggle to Live Below the Line for one week, there are 1.4 billion people doing it every day. That's over 60 times the population of Australia - forced every day to live in the most desperate and degrading poverty."

i really like taps

So much to be thankful for! As well as washing machines i really like taps, as does Nicole the blogger

In my first year of marriage I had Khmer language lessons from some of the Bible school students who live on campus. When I tried to find out the word for "tap" they didn't seem to know it , which i thought was really weird.
later Soeun told me Khmer has a word for tap, but its a loan word from French. I guess if you don't grow up with taps, if they are not that common, you don't really need a word for them!

i really like washing machines

"I really like washing machines" i wrote and a friend posted the clip below in response.

My mother in law brought up 4 kids with no washing machine. I was thinking about that today as I did a load of washing. I've got a cold, and when you're not feeling well doing small things take a lot of effort, so I'm especially grateful for access to a washing machine this week! But even when I'm well, I can't imagine hand washing all my clothes.


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