Choosing foreign food from the shelves as I walked up and down the straight aisles. The smooth floor, air con, fixed prices, food in packets...

Recently spent a few days visiting and learning about another town in Cambodia. This involved: - eating a hamburger with a Khmer couple, ...

We were having breakfast just over a week ago and Soeun told me that one of our neighbours had either just died or was about too. He knew be...

I breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday. 7 of the previous 11 days we had workmen in our house, plus Soeun had been sick. It meant that s...

"Why are you wearing socks?" "Its hot" Its been so hot and sticky lately, well I  guess it mostly is that way here. I...

I thought I was going to be home with just the baby today. Saturdays and Thursdays are days of the week I can be home all day and no else co...

So it feels a bit like its almost summer now (May) as the Americans around me, (esp ones with school kids, or who work at schools ) are get...

1. gecko poo, cockroach, pumpkin 2. alcohol, building materials, hygiene products 3. Khmer, Nth American, Korean 4. roof, plumbing, el...

This afternoon our friends (an expat mum and baby) from down the road walked through our gate, when Baby saw them he made a noise and face l...

We took a bus trip to the province a week before Khmer new year and the bus was this crowded! Wholesale boxes of cigarettes down the aisle...

Diarrhea, dizziness and lots of fruit! SOme of the things we brought back from out New Year visit to the family in the village. This week...

- Rise before the sun -Lots of cold showers/ bath/ hose downs (if your tap water isn't stored up in the sun!) -Embrace the mango -Don...

... so far hasn't been too bad. Last hot season was really hard but so far (just a few days) its a it easier.  One good thing is we have...

Well, back in Cambodia after a month of visiting family in Aus! So great to take Baby to see Aussie side of family. Also made quick social v...

Even though there are a lot less Chinese people here than in China, Chinese New Year is still celebrated by many. In the lead up the market...