The Apartment

Hello everyone! I've been trying to get myself to update the blog more because there is indeed a lot to share, but I feel so at a loss for words, for once, and it makes it harder to write.

Anyway, I'm settling into my apartment nicely, but still haven't been able to clean it properly. The power went out on my floor for the whole day and night yesterday. That was not fun because that meant no fans the whole night... I didn't sleep much. I'm doing better than I expected in the heat, but that is relative. It's so so so so hot. And people are saying this is the coolest time of the year. And this year in particular is a cool one. I don't believe this satanic weather is possible! It couldn't be the cool season right now. I just hope I'll get more adjusted to it. And soon. Right now I just feel dirty, sweaty and swollen up the whole time. I'm really trying to increase my water intake, but that can be difficult during work and running around the city!

Anyhoo, summer school is over for the kids which meant the end of my little "training period" and on to a week holiday before the fall session. I've been able to visit a few of the cites in the city that I've been meaning to see, such as the National Museum and the Genocide Museum. The Genocide Museum is very moving. I can't say much on it because it is something you read about and talk about but being here and seeing the places of such horror is something entirely different. The National Museum was wonderful, but I should have given myself more time in between them; I raced through the artwork because my mind was elsewhere.

I've also had the chance to do a lot of shopping which is always fun. Prices here really vary and the bargaining can be tiresome. And all the sizes are so small! I swear you never know if something is for an adult or a child... but I am loving walking through the sticky, smelly isles of the Russian Market, which is really close to my apartment.

I feel like I will never have enough time to do all that I want to do! And I still have to really get ready for the first day of kindergarten next week! Lesson plans and decorating... so much to do... but for now, off to Sihanoukville for a beach weekend. Why not? :)