village life

The solar powered lamps we used at night and donated at the end of our stay:

Our lovely house... and if you were ever wondering if a house in Cambodia with no windows or electricity for fans gets hot the answer is yes, really freaking hot.

Our fancy floral mosquito net and sleeping mats:

painting the world

A talented Rustic student, Jacky, drew this world map on the wall of the school and the rest of us helped paint it... very carefully.

Australia:

From the Ground Up Session 2:

Can you see Cambodia??

L'Peak's new temple

The monks allowed us to enter their new temple which is still under construction and it was amazing.  Very cool to see the paintings as works in progress.  Every temple has the story of Buddha painted all over the walls and ceilings.  

Kol-Sol

Kol-Sol was the adorable baby who lived in the house we stayed in.  It was amazing how much less shy he was the second time a bunch of Americans invaded his home.  He talked to me quite a bit, even though his babble and my 5-6 word vocabulary of Khmer didn't get us very far.  I tried to take a picture holding him on our last day but maybe he liked me a little less than I liked him because he wouldn't let Sopheap (my co-worker) hand him over!

Our street

A view from the top of the hill at the end of the street in L'Peak:

evening rush hour

Beautiful L'Peak by Bike

Kids swimming:

A boy hanging out by the dam: