Week One - Our New Home Town

The gist of our first week:                                              November 29, 2012

-First things first: We bought and learnt how to use 2 cell phones

-We've eaten at 5 different Korean, 1 Mexican, 1 Khmer, and 1 International Restaurant

-John is fine, Jackie's stomach is a bit queasy these days; yesterday we bought both Garlic and Ginger and will incorporate both into our diets! We are drinking plenty of bottled water.

Korean Food - We both ate very well for $11 US.

-Both Sundays: attended and started building friendships at both the UofN Sunday morning meeting and the International Christian Fellowship of Siem Reap.

-Most prices are less than half of Western prices... we have been spending lots of Dad's money.... but it goes a looong way!

-We bought a printer, ink and misc. office supplies... and binders for my music.

-We bought me a guitar! It's not as sweet sounding as my old one ... it might help if I cut my nails! They are the longest and cleanest I've ever seen them!

-They burn debris out on the streets; there is garbage everywhere!

-We see dogs, cats, chickens and cattle wandering around ...

-Those crazy drivers really aren't going to hit us!

-We have adopted a Tuk Tuk driver named Da; we only once had to push our Tuk Tuk out of a hole; rarely do the moguls in the roads get graded!

Mr. Phat Da - Tourist Tuk Tuk Services - We are on a shopping expedition. The wheeled buggy to the right is another Tuk Tuk just like ours.

-We have searched for days and have found a house. We signed the lease Saturday and move in when it is finished, sometime in the next few days. It is newly constructed and we showed up just in time to ask for and get some Western upgrades; Our new washing machine was bought delivered + plumbed in today; hot water installed in each shower and in the kitchen; Air Conditioning in each bedroom but not in the living room (we will open windows all the time!
-We are both looking forward to building a garden in the back yard (~20 x ~50 feet - We'll measure later!)

-We will need to be very careful not to overload the electrical circuits; we did not arrive in time to get that Westernized!

-Jackie is busy designing, planning furniture layout and list making (instead of creating blog updates!)

Photos later!

-John is researching the vehicle market here in Siem Reap and in Phnom Penh.

-If I wait until midnight I can call Laura in Vancouver and wake her up on a Sunday morning .... Nope! I won't do that! I'll wait until Monday morning and catch her in the evening the day before! Sweet to talk to her! Called Dad in Montreal too ... I caught him just going to bed!

-We still don't know exactly what our ministry will be but there sure is a lot to do. We have yet to become involved at the campus but will when we have settled in a little more.

-It seems to us that God is showing off to us with His provision, guidance and love!