Friedberg Happenings

Life at home and Around

Here are a few picts of our life. We are settling in and adjusting to life in Cambodia.We have been here a little over 5 months now.

Casey and Micah going out on the moto.( that is what a small motorcycle is called here)

Micah following in Casey’s shoes by playing volleyball for Logos middle school team.

Another Volleyball pict.

Neighborhood dogs Julie and Max greet us daily at our outside gate (because we actually pet and play with them

Casey the homemaker, making tortillas.

Getting some palm sugar juice .They crush sugar palm branches to get the juice.

We were with the Hill family who are from the UK.

Going on a tuk -tuk ride to town.

Micah with some classmates.

Jordie with her classmates.

Matt buying fruit at the local market.

Casey at the market.

Matt,Micah ,and Jordie in front of the massive US embassy.

Tico our cat ,trying to get a little shut-eye in our closet, hugging some shoes.

Koh Kong

After Christmas we went Koh Kong for a needed rest. It is located on the south west coast of Cambodia, on the border of Thailand. The city itself is not too exciting,but the whole area around has much potential for eco-tourism. with some lovely islands,untouched jungle,waterfalls and mangrove swamps. It was rustic still and still an adventure. The highlight was when we went to the Koh Por water fall that was an hour boat ride up the river. It was quite scenic . We also went to the beach and a local zoo. The zoo was interesting. They don’t treat animals the same as we do in the west. The best thing was you could hold a cub tiger for only 75 cents. If you don’t know, Micah’s favorite animals are tigers so this was a highlight for her. Other days stayed at the hotel and swam in the pool ,read or chatted with the other guests.

We stayed at a nice guesthouse called the Oasis Bungalow Resort.It consists of 5 separate bungalows located at the edge of town , with a view of a jungle and Cardamom mountains.It is quite a change from the hustle and concrete of Phnom Penh.