Cambodia - not exactly blending in…..

We've been in Cambodia for ~a week and are loving it.   Some of the things we have learned along the way

1) Cambodian's are B-R-A-V-E!!!!
They navigate traffic madness….

They juggle some serious loads…..

5 people is the max I've seen so far

Limitless market goods

Or chickens!

Even more impressive - 3 full pigs

2) We're Urban

The fresh market was deemed 'too stinky' by one of our kids

Stepping in mud at a small farm village caused tears from another

Kids running around naked caused serious concern from another 

3) Animals & Play trump World Heritage Sights

Famous Angkor Watt temple trumped by a frog….

by jumping on the fallen artifacts…..

don't stand a chance against a stray kitten…..

Despite the amazing feat of building these massive structures over 800 years ago, it's hard to compete with a ride on one of these massive structures….

4) Tourists are colorful

and often expressive…

("sleep with me, free breakfast")

5) White kids are a novelty
Often asked to be photographed & photographed with

Zoe developed quite the posse in the river village

However, it doesn't seem to translate to white adults - Logan's presence made this little boy (far right) cry

(we deducted he thought him to be some sort of demonic giant)

On top of all this learning - it's an AMAZING place.   Incredibly friendly and optimistic people, despite some serious obstacles.

Here's to new horizons in the new year