Football!

I enjoyed my day and a half in Sihanouk Ville. I'm sporting quite a tan which I will hopefully still have next weekend when I get home. The weather wasn't great, but believe me, you can get a wicked burn when it's overcast! The only thing I didn't like was how insistent the people selling things on the beach were. They never left me alone for more than 10 minutes! I did get a massage on the beach which was nice, but I had no peace at all.


Anyway, this morning I got up and went to see the boys play football. For a motley crew of kids without shoes, these guys (and one girl) were pretty damn good.




They had the field for two hours during which time they did drills and played a couple of scrimmage games. After the games, David (their self appointed organizer and coach) and I went to the market to buy uniforms and proper shoes. I got the boys black shirts with red trim and red numbers, red shorts, and black Adidas football shoes with red striping down the side. They've gone from a bunch of street lookin' kids to a proper football uni-wearing team. I can't wait to get pictures of them all kitted up! I even got the goalie a real striped goal tender shirt. Hopefully this will give them more confidence on the field.

This afternoon, I went on another boat rode down the Mekong river with a group of University students.


It was fun playing silly games on the boat while listening to good old American dance music. Almost made me miss home. I took some odd pictures of the sky right before it started to rain. The clouds were just amazing looking.




Tomorrow I'm going basin (sink) shopping so we can set up a hand washing station at the Azziza school house. Pahna has turned out to be an amazing addition to the staff. She's plannig to teach hygíene right along with teaching English. Something that is definitely in high demand.

Well, I'm off to get some dinner and then back to my room to read my book. See ya all soon...