Day 64 - 26th August
Another early start and I was on my Tuk Tuk heading to the AstroTurf again with DK, Seren and the older guy coach (damn, I wish I'd taken his name). The language barrier had been an issue.
We had another great run out with the kids as I observed, ran around with them and tried my best to gather up bibs, balls and boys who were shooting at one of the end goals. The social messages flowed again, today was about domestic abuse and alcohol affects on the ability to play sports successfully. I was fascinated to see the kids engaging on these topic, but also saddened knowing that quite a few had been exposed to these at such a young age.
Following the end of another three hour session, I headed back to Bou Savy for lunch and was texted shortly after by DK to let me know that due to heavy rain, we wouldn't be having any afternoon sessions. This wet season is truly wet!
Unfortunately though, I didn't see this text and headed out to the office, getting soaked in the two minutes it took me to run to it. I was told I'd have a Khmer language lesson with Vith at 4:30 with the other Dan and Abigail, another English volunteer working in a school.
After a few hours writing sports articles and reading a little more Papillon, I went back to the office and learned number, basic expressions and a little more about Vith. He is quite an inspiring chap and he told me his dream was to be a tour guide one day, given his knowledge on past Kings of Cambodia. I'm sure a trip with him to Angkor Wat would be worth it's weight in gold.
By 6pm, Dan, Abigail and I headed out into the city centre for dinner. We stopped at a restaurant, which I think was called the Khmer Restaurant (original, I know) that had red and white check table cloths. I had a rice dish with noodles, Dan has BBQ wings and rice (I was envious) and Abigail had an omelette (it looked pretty good).
A quick post dinner walk around the night market saw me haggling for Abigail to get some animal print trousers and another item. We got it down to $6 from $12 I think. 50% off is not to be sniffed at, my mum would be proud!
Before getting back to Bou Savy, we stopped for chocolate and banana pancakes (seriously, it's an addiction now) and I went to Angkor Market (a supermarket) for Oreos and Ritz crackers just to snack on. I pick up a few cans of Fanta, finding a red berry flavour for the first time. It wasn't too bad.
Another long day drew to a close and with WWE and The Taking Of Pelham 123 on Fox Movies, I passed out.
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