Arrival in Cambodia!
on Carol and Geoff in Cambodia (Cambodia), 11/Mar/2009 04:17, 34 days ago
We've been here a week and its been a massive culture shock even tho we've been to Asia before. We both arrived with heavy colds and felt very stressed and tired. Packing up a house with all its largely unnecessary chattels and saying good-bye to all our friends and family has taken it's toll but getting our mobiles and laptop sorted has helped us to feel connected. We've also begun to acclimatise to this very hot and humid climate.VSO have been great - very welcoming with lots of nice things organised to help us settle in. We've had a welcome reception to meet all the staff and other volunteers. Had a cyclo tour of Phnom Penh - an old man on a push bike with a deck chair on the front with us in it! Yesterday we visited a disability project with a young chap in a wheelchair who was inspirational, and with absolutely nothing in the way of support or adaptations, was making a difference. Meanwhile, Geoff was learning about landmines with MAG - remember the t shirt! - a land mine clearing charity based in Manchester!We're off to Kampong Cham today to begin language training. This will be fun!!Looking forward to hearing from you allxx