Tuesday, 27 May 2008


After some time we realised (as we have done all along) that the Cambodian way of life was rubbing off on the weather....that is to say there is no sense of urgency ,time keeping or need for unnecessary movement. The rain continued for about 2 hours so the little kids (that's 4-6) didn't show. Once the rain sort of subsided and i had whiled away the time helping to cut bamboo with a hand saw (to make tables for the new school) 4-6 and 6-10 started dripping into class. First 45 minutes was a little awkward as we didn't have Khmer language translators while we tried to teach our names, age, where we were from and so on..However after that mentally exhausting class we soon got into it and decided to have a much fun as possible even if it meant being constantly laughed at and not having a clue what was going on. It was really funny and the kids were so eager to learn and make sure they spoke the words correctly. I found out that they don't learn any English at their normal school and so they voluntarily attend the 'Self Help School' to gain vital English for their futures. The kids range from about 4 to 23, however even the 22/23year old look about 12, as the people are generally very small and young looking in Cambodia.

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