Sunday 24 July 2011

Rainy season in full swing

Imma, Maroesja, Erin and Janet
This month started with a super party for Imma (Spanish) who is leaving for another posting. She has been working here for 3 years with a Spanish NGO who are trying to work with issues such as gender equality and domestic violence. Erin and Maroesja decided to wear traditional Khymer tops but I could not cope with all that bling!! I will miss Imma but she has left me a great stock of lentils. 


This is my moto parked at work.

The rainy season got off to a slow start which gave me time to practice my skills at riding in red mud!
It is so slippery and there is a big big puddle at the end of the road- too deep for motos so we have to go down and up through a ditch! This is not too scary if you attack at the right angle, but this week a big scary dog has decided to attack me at the same time as I attempt the ditch. So far, it has only grabbed my clothes! But this week the rain has really begun and it is quite dangerous driving at times.

Rainy weather gear (note the rolled up trousers).


Local Ladies outside our house this morning.
I am not sure what they are picking. the rain and the warm weather makes sure everything grows so fast. This was bare scorched earth just a few weeks ago.  Now it is like a jungle.

This is my last posting until I return from annual leave in August. So I hope to see many of you soon.