Well, my bags are packed and I'm ready to go (isn't there a song like that) Another 3 days before I leave! When I last weighed my bags, I was underweight by 1.6 pounds of my alloted 50 pounds. Perfect! Then a friend asked if I could bring over a teaching manual for her. I am now 3.4 pounds overweight. Now the onerous task of finding 3 pounds of clothes or shoes to leave behind.
Although I am excited to go, I sometimes stop and wonder what I was thinking when I made the decision to go back to work in Cambodia! I mean, really, life as a retiree is pretty good and we love our place in Nanaimo. I was originally planning for a 3 month contract that got extended to 4 months, which seems just a bit long, but who knows! Duane will be staying behind in Canada with Toby. I know I will be seeing and messaging with Duane, but it is hard to get Toby to understand I will not be back for a while. Next thing is actually getting to Cambodia. My flight goes from Nanaimo to Vancouver with a 3 1/2 hours lay over. Then there will be a 12 hour flight from Vancouver to Taiwan, a 6 hour layover and then another 3 1/2 hour flight to Phnom Penh. Basically it will take me 2 days travel to get there. That's where the spa at the hotel will come in handy. I have already downloaded Netflix and Amazon Prime movies, audio and ebooks, and have my crochet hooks and yarn to help keep me busy. I have an array of food including beef jerky, cheese, rice cakes, salty snacks, gummy worms, and chocolate bars. I have all my paperwork ready to go. Now, it's hurry up and wait. And finding a way to get rid of that extra 3 pounds. I'm wondering how many clothes I can wear on the plane without anyone getting suspicious!
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Duane Pollock
2/21/2023 08:19:40 am
Testing your comments page
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Janet Kerr
2/22/2023 08:21:48 am
So exciting! Thanks for posting!
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BerniceAfter being retired for 4 years, an opportunity came up to go back to the Canadian International School Phnom Penh, where I had worked for 2 years before retiring. Of course, I jumped at the chance. Here is where I will be posting the everyday and often mundane events of going back to work and going back to Cambodia! Archives
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