: Enjoying the fresh air and the walking paths down under, even if 17°/63° is a little chilly for us …
: Pre-school Date Lunch 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 ☺️
: After much effort on her part, we were excited to get a care package from Mama today. It contained …
: Kids rode their bikes too and from school for the first time today. A positive experience! Weather …
: Ben, Naomi and Matt wondered out to a bike repair “tent” on the side of the road to have …
: 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 …
: Tonight is home made (except for the base) pizza night! 🍕😋 One of the things we miss over here is …
: Just a little bit of rain… right as I was about to ride home 😂 When the rain falls it can be …
: Afternoon storms are becoming a little more regular. We certainly look forward to the drop in …
: 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 …
: For anyone tracking things on our blog, here’s a real time update: We’ve arrived in …
: Whole sections of Sydney Airport are completely deserted! Eerily quiet!
: D-day! Hard to get everyone smiling at the same time 😉
: Our passports came back with Cambodian visas approved today!!! 🥳
: 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 …
: Why didn't we do this sooner? 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 …