New week, new village

On Friday, we left for a new village. The new village is a few km further south. It was beautiful moving down the river and seeing villages, from the river viewpoint.

It was great watching the crew bring us in. As you can imagine, it is quite an ordeal. Maybe, it is like the circus coming to town, in the old days --- our arrival draws a lot of curious onlookers. They lined the hill watching us.

Saturday is a free day, so we had time to "go to town." Phnom Penh is a bustling city. Much like other southeast Asian cities, there are many people, cars, and motorbikes. Bill McDonough refers to PP traffic as "organized chaos." I think he is a bit generous, on the organized part.

We enjoyed seeing the city, visiting the Partners in Progress office, and touring the Royal Palace.

in front of the coronation hall

Sunday, we took a walk through the village. It was exciting to see the village life. The smiles of the people, especially the children, are wonderful. We love to share the pictures with the children. They love to see themselves. Paris Hilton has nothing on these children -- they love to have their picture taken!!

an upscale village house

shy but interested in having a photo taken

young and old

Cambodian acrobat?

Debbie always leaves them smiling

I am looking forward to seeing familiar faces, on Monday, when they come to us for medical care.