Hey everyone, hope you're all doing well and getting into the festive spirit. I have to keep reminding myself that it's nearly Christmas. It's almost the beginning of December and I've been sweating buckets in the baking heat every day. This tropical climate means I'm not really getting into the festive spirit yet (bah humbug), but I'm by no means complaining. Heat over cold any day!
Okay, so, I'm kind of really behind on my blog... this homestay experience I'm about to tell you guys about happened at the beginning of October! Yup, like 2 months ago. Thinking about it now though, it would actually be pretty impossible to continuously stay up to date with a travel blog. Blogging isn't like instagram where you can just video stuff and put it on your story instantly (well, duh). I guess what I'm trying to say is that formulating sentences and writing coherent descriptive stories about my experiences takes a bit more brain power...and not gonna lie, brain power sometimes (a lot of the time) takes a back seat whilst travelling.
Don't get me wrong, there will be many times where you'll find yourself in stressful situations and quick thinking brain power is needed... but when things go smoothly I tend to find myself going with the flow and letting things happen naturally. The most difficult decision you'll have to make sometimes is where and when you should eat... I know, it sounds stupid, but believe me, this can sometimes be the most brain power you'll use in a day (especially when heavy drinking in hostels is involved). Like I said before, it's not easy to keep up with blogging whilst you're on the road. Other things obviously take priority (like actually being busy travelling), and shitty wifi doesn't really help either. Any ways, numerous blog posts are currently in the works, but for now I'm just gonna roll with this 2 month delay! So here's a short and sweet post about my homestay experience in Cambodia.
After our 6 night party hostel experience, it was really lovely and wholesome to spend the night with a local family in Battambang. There was no pounding loud music to keep you up all night, however there were ridiculously loud chickens and other animals that woke us up at 5am. You win some you lose some!
We arrived at the homestay in the late afternoon and were greeted by a group of excited little kids. They were the most adorable excited little kids ever. Some of them were siblings, some were cousins, some were friends. It was really humbling to see how little they had, yet how happy and content they all were. We drew, we sang, and they also taught us some Cambodian phrases (most of which I have now forgotten, Cambodian is hard)! It was great to see that none of these kids were glued to computer or phone screens. However, they did take full advantage of our iPhones, drained our 4g and watched about 12 episodes of Peppa Pig. We couldn't say no!
After playing with the kids, we went for a walk to a close by rice field and watched the men and women workers wrap up for the day. It was fascinating! I’ve never seen so many bags of rice in my life. We then learnt how to make our own spring rolls and ate them after they were fried along with delicious rice and some sort of Cambodian stu/curry. It was tasty.
Rice field workers.Our beds for the night were simply mattresses on the floor with mosquito nets, all you need!
After a cold rinse in a shower shared with a huge spider and frog (I absolutely hate frogs), I slept surprisingly well (apart from being rudely awoken by screaming chickens in the early am). We said goodbye to the kids and the family and were off to Phnom Penh the next morning.
A wonderful experience all round.
Big love,
Belle x
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