: Enjoying the fresh air and the walking paths down under, even if 17°/63° is a little chilly for us …

: I stopped by pre-school today to eat lunch with Melissa who is currently teaching that class. I was …

: Our Christmas tree is a little different in Cambodia but Mel has made the day special for everyone …

: Community Christmas Carols in the common area on our street. It had a very Pacific vibe with …

: Ben found some live snakes (eels?) at the local markets… And Melissa found a new way to get …

: It’s been zero days since our last plumbing emergency 🤦‍♂️

: Cosy Christmas carols in Cambodia Enjoying the heat of the fire as we listen to carols on a lazy …

: Another public holiday today so we went to the Country Club to swim in the pool. 25m salt water pool …

: Yesterday we went out for a buffet brunch with Matt’s IT co-workers. They were farewelling one …

: Yesterday was Ben’s 11th birthday. He had to go to school but we enjoyed his choice dinner and then …

: Today is a public holiday. After homemade pancakes we went to the battery change place to change …

: Yesterday Ming also brought me a gift-Cambodian tapioca pudding. A dessert here with banana, tapioca …

: Naomi had a ride home from school with Ming yesterday-she wasn’t particularly keen to do it again ☺️

: We’ll (hopefully) post more about our new house soon but for now here are two teasers: • A …

: With work, school and moving house, the past 2 weeks have been busy (hence the lack of blog posts). …

: Stairway to heaven 🤔 5 storey escalator while visiting Olympia Mall in the city and playing tourists …

: We’re still getting used to the currencies (plural). Cambodia uses both US Dollars and …

: We’re having an arty morning while listening to music on our first of three days off school. …

: Yesterday we had a LOT of rain, enough to turn our street into a canal For perspective, here’s …

: Here’s some “front/back” photos that show 180° opposite views… In the tuk …

: Father’s Day today! Didn’t seem to rate a mention in Cambodia but we celebrated anyway. We had …

: While Mel was preventing floods and Ben was wading outside, I was on my way to soccer. When I …

: It rained hard and fast this afternoon. We nearly had a flood in one of the bedrooms! But our street …

: Today we pumped up the tires on the bikes and I took the kids on a test ride around our borey …

: Today we shopped at Makro, a large super store that reminds us a bit of Costco. I took Ben through …

: Tonight we went out for a meal to celebrate making it through one week of school/work/life here in …

: Heading out on a date together… …to wait in a line at the bank 😂

: Melissa, Naomi and Ben visited school today for new family orientation. It was Melissa and …

: We celebrated the end of our quarantine with a family swim! We even bumped into a HOPE family with 2 …

: One benefit of COVID-19 (for us while we’re in quarantine) is online church and growth groups. …

: We are waiting for our 13 day COVID test to (God willing) end our quarantine. We took a tuk tuk and …

: The kids spent some time this morning building Lego spinning tops. The tile floors are great for …

: After a great night’s sleep (all in one bedroom with a working aircon) we spent our 2nd day of …

: Waiting for our bus home from the quarantine hotel… the croissants and banana bread from a …

: During transition training they advised us to farewell significant places, as well as people. Today …

: Our flights are booked, again! This is our 3rd lot of flights but these ones have actually been …

: The rollercoaster continues! Two weeks ago we announced we’d received an exemption to the …

: Less than a month ago I wrote “Dates are confirmed, flights are booked and deadlines are …

: We’ve been fixing things here and there to get our house ready for tenants moving in and after …

: People are going crazy stocking up on rice, pasta and toilet paper. Meanwhile we’re at the …

: We’re not sure how the spread of COVID-19 will affect our planned move in July. At this stage …

: Dates are confirmed, flights are booked and deadlines are looming! There’s lots to be done to …