Getting about

So I have a bit of a hangover. We went to Bodhi Villa last night to see a couple of friends play some live music. It is a great place, out of town on the river with swimming platforms and a bar right on the river. Very chilled out but lots of backpackers who can be annoying but these guys seemed alright, the usual mix of UK, Oz and Dutch - nothing new there then!

My week has seen me meeting with all the managers and teaching them how to do staff reviews and set targets. I have also written them a guide to project management and evaluation - all fun stuff. I am picking up quite a lot of sign now which allows me to communicate with many of the kids.

Today I hired a scooter and went to Kep, a village on the sea. Very beautiful with amazing crab market. I got talking to a Khymer girl sitting by the beach playing a guitar, a rare sight. She gave me her guitar so I played her a couple of tunes which she liked. I did a walk in the hills up to some Buddhas and a temple with a small colony of nuns. It was super hot and I was wet through with sweat - it was quite hard going with some climbing. I got to thinking - I am on my own climbing up an almost sheer hill in a country without good healthcare - a couple of times I thought it was my time but the devil looks after his own and all that! I had a lovely lunch sitting in a wonderful resturant right on the sea - super nice seafood straight out of the sea in front of you.....mmm squids, crabs, prawns...mmm.