This weekends adventure started when another volunteer, Garrett, told me that he wanted to see some southern provinces. He is from one of the nothern provinces and had never made the 13 hour trek down to Kampot. First he went to Takeo province to visit a PCV, then he came to Tany* (where I live) on Wednesday. Then together we went to Chouk, where two married PCV's live. Another volunteer, Ben, also met us there. We all spoke English, vented, joked, and ate spaghetti and nutella on banana's.
The next day we all went to Kampot, where we ate wonderful western food (I split a burger and a half rack of ribs with Ben, because we both wanted to eat both) and played Bananagrams. Garrett, Ben, and I stayed in Kampot for 2 days. Then we met with 4 other volunteers in Kep. Kep is its own province within Kampot, known for its beaches. The 7 of us went to the beach, ate crabs (because i was the only one who how, i led a very successful "how to eat crab" session). The next day we went to a very nice resort (much fancier than the $5 a night place where we were all staying), where if you pay for the breakfast buffet you can swim in their pool. So after a beyond delicious $6 buffet of cereal, croissants, eggs, potatoes, coffee, mango juice, and bacon, we all went swimming. Then it was back to Kampot for a shower and another burger.
It was a great weekend full of friends, food, and swimming. Pictures to come!
*Get to know Cambodia fact: I live in Kampot Province, Angkor Chey District, Tany Commune, and Pral Village.
