I know I don’t talk much about my day to day work here on the blog. There are a number of reasons for that, it is pretty much the same each day with maybe a few interactions that are noteworthy, work frustrates me, I can’t possibly blog about everything, nor do I want to and because I have lots of weeks like this…
Monday – Work
Tuesday – International Women’s Day (a National Holiday here, no work)
Wednesday – I fully intended to go to work today but last night at dinner my mom informed me that at 8am (the same time I go to work) I would be going to a wedding
Thursday – Work (I’ll be leaving early to go back to this wedding I learned about on Tuesday)
Friday – International Women’s Day Event in Battambang
So there we have it, what was already going to be an abbreviated work week has turned into an even shorter one.
This morning I woke up dreading the fact that I would have to call or go visit my Health Center Directors house to ask him if it would be ok for me to miss work today. Not only did I have to ask him about today, I also had to ask about Friday and I want to plan my vacation next month so I needed him to sign my leave request form. Talking on the phone in Khmer is stressful and difficult for me and I had less than a dollar of credit left so around 7:15 I slinked (slunk?) over to his house like a guilty little child and asked for all of this time off. He laughed and smiled and had no problems with any of it!
I headed home to finish getting dressed and made my way to the wedding. Khmer weddings are nothing like American weddings. I am going back tomorrow so maybe I will write another post about Khmer weddings though I have no idea how to begin to describe them other than loud. Nevertheless going to the wedding made me very excited about a wedding I will be going to when I am back home!!
In other news: the almost 2 year old across the street has picked up a terrifying habit of trying to cross the street on her own to come visit me. This is fairly busy road with plenty of motos zipping by, cars, bikes and big trucks that scare me off the road so seeing this baby toddle towards the pavement with her arms stretched out has made me rethink my habit of sitting on my steps reading…let’s hope she grows out of it soon.
Brenda – love each and every one of your posts. I’ve spent extended time in foreign places, and moved to many new homes across the US, and I know adjustment can be very demanding. Hope you are getting plenty of sleep and paying attention to keeping your energy up. Your descriptions are so colorful -we get a great picture of your experiences. Sending lots of love,
Erica and Anna
Hi Little Bit,
Thanks for letting sharing what you do. I think being over there sounds like enough work in and of itself. I can’t believe you have been there as long as you have. Staying in touch with everyone makes it feel almost like we are there with you. I’ll never complain again about how hard things are. We have it pretty darn easy compared to many others in the world. Keep up the good work and good will you are offering.
Much Love,
Rosie