i've been here for one month as of yesterday and i really do love it.
today i slept until noon (late night) and then rode my wicked witch of the west bike across town with percy in the basket. dodging piles of rubbish in the street, surrounded by motos like a hornet's nest, checking out the royal palace in the distance. we're not in kansas anymore.
last night a pakistani wine bar/restaurant had a party and my friend was DJing, so i swung on by after a few drinks with friends at the Jungle Bar. Lots of fun, 70's retro-funk music and dancing. good times.
tonight my friend's wife is having a party to celebrate the opening of her beauty salon. Last time I was there they fussed over and straightened my hair beautifully-- later on that night i took a moto to the Elephant Bar for a birthday party, and god bless the monsoon season-- i rocked up to one of the fanciest colonial hotels in town sopping wet and sporting an impressive afro. Heng (my friend's wife) just looked at me and shook her head.
some of the khmer women that my friends are dating are pretty much the polar opposite of me--- beautiful perfect makeup at all times, straight as a rod posture, dressed to the nines, and very soft spoken. when i show up fresh from my bicycle (very peasant-like), sweaty, loudly saying hello to everyone in the bar and yanking on my dog's leash as he tried to chase a gecko up the wall, i imagine i am their worst nightmare. bull in a china shop, but they do think i am very funny.
looks like i will get the internet at my house on monday-- last dude that came to set it up looked at my house and the first thing he asked for was a piece of string. while he was attempting to hang some vital piece of equipment from a window (never a good sign), he then mentioned he'd never seen a Mac before.
needless to say, that attempt was unsuccessful.
work update-- i am working with a kiddo with selective mutism. he's lovely, and a completely normal kid outside of school-- but he has intense social phobia and won't speak in school. i've been working with him for a few weeks now, and i bring percy in sometimes to calm him down.
well, on thursday he made a sound in front of me! yes, it was just a sound, yes, i bribed him with a brand new pokemon card, but it was SOMETHING. i am ecstatic.
once i have internet access at home, i will post more, i promise!
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