Chinese New Year is not an official Cambodian holiday. But would students think about coming to school during a non-official holiday??? Given that we were forewarned about this event, Christa and I officially canceled our classes Mon-Wed (maintaining a slight illusion of control). Feeling somewhat stressed, or just somewhat lazy, we decided a vacation at the beach was very much in order. So we headed out on Saturday morning and after a somewhat bumpy bus ride we arrived in Kep around lunch time. Kep is a sea-side resort town that was very popular before the Khmer Rogue time. Now there is a strange combination of new development and tourist-oriented projects along with ruins of old colonial style buildings.
Sadly there are no pictures for your enjoyment as both Christa and I forgot our cameras (also sunscreen, but that's a different matter). On Sunday we took the short boat trip out the the biggest nearby island and spent all day lazing on the beach and occasionally swimming. We also ate fresh crab and enjoyed the general hilarity that seems to be a part of our daily lives. On Monday we met up with Sothea, who works with us at RUA. We met his sister and her boyfriend and spent time at a nearby river which is a swimming area in the dry season. Overall there were a lot of people enjoying the holiday and the nice weather, as it wasn't as hot near the coast.
Now we're back in Phnom Penh spending our last "vacation" day preparing the final exam. I'm also trying desperately to figure out how to prepare my students in the scant time that remains.
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