Back in Bodge
It is good to be back in Bodge!
This week we have been in Phnom Penh, just slowly settling in to being back.
We have spend a lot of time seeing old friends:
Nigel, Milet, Sean and Jasmine Goddard,
Jim and Agnes Verner,
Kristin, Susan, Kaleb and Emma Jack
Tim has know them all for a good number of years (9,10 and 7 respectively). It seems most of the friends Tim made in his firs few extended visits have turned out to have stayed in Cambodia long term and are all old hands now. This is quite amazing considering the turn over rate of ex-patriates here.
It has been so good to see them all and has really helped settle us down. We have had some good fun and Forrest has enjoyed the company in particular. They have all been so helpful too and helped us find our feet with a place to stay while we are in Phnom Penh, getting us and our delayed bags from the airport, gettting year long visas and a SIM card for our phone (+855-12-916451).
Cambodia is a funny place:
It is harder to get a SIM card than a year long visa, they will let anyone in here but apparently it is going to be a nightmare to gt our shipping through customs!
Forrest is loving being back. He is a very happy little soul and eating better than he ever has: rice, noodles, fruit - he loves it so far.
Catherine is wanting to be in two places, here and back with her family - it is both good and hard for her at the moment.
Eden has learnt to turn over (both ways), started to drink water and had his first suck on food - a very juicy watermelon.
So all is going very well. We are off to Battambang at the begining of next week to look for a house to rent. Before then we are taking a quick trip south to Kampot.
This week we have been in Phnom Penh, just slowly settling in to being back.
We have spend a lot of time seeing old friends:
Nigel, Milet, Sean and Jasmine Goddard,
Jim and Agnes Verner,
Kristin, Susan, Kaleb and Emma Jack
Tim has know them all for a good number of years (9,10 and 7 respectively). It seems most of the friends Tim made in his firs few extended visits have turned out to have stayed in Cambodia long term and are all old hands now. This is quite amazing considering the turn over rate of ex-patriates here.
It has been so good to see them all and has really helped settle us down. We have had some good fun and Forrest has enjoyed the company in particular. They have all been so helpful too and helped us find our feet with a place to stay while we are in Phnom Penh, getting us and our delayed bags from the airport, gettting year long visas and a SIM card for our phone (+855-12-916451).
Cambodia is a funny place:
It is harder to get a SIM card than a year long visa, they will let anyone in here but apparently it is going to be a nightmare to gt our shipping through customs!
Forrest is loving being back. He is a very happy little soul and eating better than he ever has: rice, noodles, fruit - he loves it so far.
Catherine is wanting to be in two places, here and back with her family - it is both good and hard for her at the moment.
Eden has learnt to turn over (both ways), started to drink water and had his first suck on food - a very juicy watermelon.
So all is going very well. We are off to Battambang at the begining of next week to look for a house to rent. Before then we are taking a quick trip south to Kampot.
posted by Catherine @ 1:41 pm
3 Comments:
At Friday, 10 February, 2006,
Anonymous said…
Good to know you're surrounded by old friends and enjoying being back.
At Saturday, 11 February, 2006,
Anonymous said…
Such good news.
Do you have to pay a charge on incoming telephone calls on your number?
At Wednesday, 15 February, 2006,
Anonymous said…
My son and I have been praying for you guys at night, that the transition would be smooth and you would feel right at home, learning what you need to learn. Having old friends there is probably a great comfort!
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