Friday, July 24, 2009

6am

Its six am and the sun is just rising of Phnom Penh. I am up this early because of jet lag, but I seem to be adjusting pretty quickly to the 14 hour time difference. I am sitting in a hotel lobby next to a shrine that is brightly colored and has flashing lights all around it. Yesterday after we arrived at the airport, some current PCVs and all the PC Cambodia staff met us and took us around the city (as it was our only day in the capitol for some time). We wandered around the city for a while, saw the palace and the national museum and then went and got a cold beer. After that, we all got on boats and took a cruise down the tonle sap (the river- not the lake) until it met the Mekong river and then turned around. There was food and karaoke to be had by all as the sun set over the capitol city.

The number one thing I have learned about Cambodia so far? Its hot. REALLY REALLY hot. all the time.

Today we have an official orientation at the Peace Corps office, and then we will get on busses to head down to another province to begin our training. I will meet my host family that I will be staying with for the two months of training on either sunday or monday, and I cannot wait!!

xoxo,
Katie

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Three Days

Howdy!

Ill be using this blog [hopefully] over the next two years to keep family and friends updated about my life as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cambodia. I leave in less than three days for staging, and then on the 22nd, I head out for Cambodia. I have been trying to do everything I can to get ready, and I am getting very excited. I am not sure how much access I will have to the internet during my service, but I will try my best to keep this updated as often as possible.

Much Love,
Katie