There's this little thing happening at the moment, dunno if any of you have heard about it...? Corona Virus?
Anyone who knows me will know how cynical I am of the media, and how much I frankly haven't given a sh*t about this Corona Virus. But now it is what it is, it's impossible to not talk about. So what is the update with me? Not a lot really. My plans haven't changed too much, still avoiding the 40+ heat, still doing yoga and Zumba, still leaving Battambang this weekend and cycling to Phnom Pehn to head to the islands.
My visa is valid until May here, and the border with Laos is still open (for now) so I'll be going there in May. I can get a 90-day extension and bounce between here and there. Hopefully, by then it's all blown over and we can all carry on with our lives and stop stockpiling toilet paper and talking about how awful Boris Johnson is.
FUNNY THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED RECENTLY:
- I had my first parent/teacher night. We have a translator because I'm sure I could get by with "you child he good, write good, speak good, but naughty. ABC make me happy" but not sure how much they'd appreciate my Khmer. SO ANYWAY got one parent and I'm like hey, your daughter is amazing, best in class, speaks perfect, keep her on the right track! only for me to give him her paperwork and him to say "this isn't my daughter" and she is actually one of the slowest in the class...oops.
- Hearing that drawing a tiger on your neck will scare away the mice in your body if you have mumps.
- Having to deescalate a guy who was getting very passionate about the CIA following him. Then explain that an ESL teacher in Cambodia who speaks Khmer is not the perfect cover for a CIA agent (and if I was I ain't gonna be hanging out in a hostel following his boring ass).
Till next time, spending this tough time in Cambodia isn't the worst place to be. Sending out the posi vibes to all my famalams and friends who care to check here now my life isn't so exciting anymore haha
