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Phnom Penh, Cambodia



Volunteering overseas is great.
Apart from the homesickness and missing your loved ones and maybe missing out on important events back at home, it is for me the best time of my life.
It might be because I chose the right organisation (VSO) or because I chose to come to Cambodia. Whatever it is, it makes me very very happy every day.
Now as time goes by very fast here, I experience the most extraordinary things and meet the most interesting people. I live and I can feel life and enjoy it to an extend, which I never felt before. I am very greatful to this mind-opening experience and I have learned a lot from it. With other words, I am dreading the day I am going home.
But fortunately I still have 6 months here before I travel back to Europe to find out, if I can cope or not.

Meanwhile, back in Stung Treng, Rambo and Tilda growing and growing closer to my heart...

A local boy named Binyan started together with Rachel (VSO volunteer from Stung Treng), the first ever exercise classes in Stung Treng. Those classes are very popular all over the country. They are usually held at 5 am and 5 pm every day. I have seen them before in Kampong Cham and Phnom Penh, but even Kratie hasn't got them! Now, Stung Treng got a bit more modern because of that I would say. So far, I've managed to drag myself out of bed twice for the morning classes. But it mixed up my running patterns. So now I only go in the evenings at the weekends. It's great fun!



And we had again our North-East volunteer meeting, this time combined with Ingrans housewarming party.

We also started a guitar club in Stung Treng. After me, Carol and Ingran both got themselves also a guitar. Now we try to play regularly together. It's great fun.

Last month, Oli and I went to the 4th annual Nursing and Midwifery Conference in Phnom Penh, where one of my teachers from the RTC gave a presentation. It was very exiting and he did well, although the conference was rather chaotic.



In the evening, we went Lindy Hop Swing Dancing with Abi, Sarah and Ingran.

Because of the Waterfestival, we had a long weekend off, so Oli and me decided, to go to the beach.

I've made pretty horrible experiences with Shianouk ville, but nevertheless, Oli hadn't seen it.
So we went this time to Otres Beach. The quietest and most natural beach of all.

Our bungalow was just 15 metres from the beach away and simply lovely.



We spent 3 days there and had a wonderful time. The only thing that happend this time was that my sunglasses got stolen...


Two weekends later, we went to Siem Riep to attend another conference, this time it had to do with Pro-Technical Work Groups for Health and the Annual Operational Plans.
We made the best of it.

To treat our sore muscles after the 30 km bike ride and the 10 km run the day afterwards, we chose our nest this time in the Terasse des Elephants.

The next day I really had to rush back, because we had a group of preceptors coming from Kampong Cham to do a Study tour in Stung Treng. We did the same thing several months before and now it was their turn. It was very successful again this time.

The cat selling buisness doesn't go very well at the moment. Nobody wants a cat. If I would be offered, how could I say no to such cute fluff kitties?

Shortly after Srey-Niem gave birth, I called the vet and asked him to come with the contraceptive injection. Finally he came and Srey-Niem got the injection. It has to be repeated every 3 months.

Yes, and over christmas and New Year, Oli and I are going to South Africa to see Antje, John, Matilda and Sophia. Haven't seen John and the girls for 19 months now. It will be absolutely mindblowing...
So we can all look forward to a South Africa blog next time!
Lots of Love from your Katja!




permalink written by  katja-horsch on December 9, 2010 from Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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