Once, I paid in riels and was given a dollar (in place of 4,000 riels) as change.
A bottle of water usually costs 1,000- 2,000 riel (0.25- 0.50 USD). I have a water filter at home, so I don't buy too many bottles of water. On hot days, I love a cold cup of fresh sugarcane juice or coconut water, which you can buy for about the same price as a bottle of water.
The best meal I had this week was at my local church. We ate ko kor (សម្លកកូរ), a traditional Cambodian stew with lots of vegetables and meat. I love soups and stews, and ko kor is one of my favorites. The stew was served with rice on the side, just like most meals in Cambodia. For a sweet treat, we had different types of sticky rice cakes: one pumpkin-flavored, one taro, one egg and one pandan. Chngang! Delicious!
This week I listened to a lot of music from the 70's. Music by artists such as John Denver, America and Fleetwood Mac puts me in a good mood, and I like to start my day listening to them.
I like to listen to upbeat music when I work out, and some days I've listened to reggaeton music, sometimes rock music and some pop music. I've also listened to some Cambodian hip-hop music this week, by artists such as VannDa and La Cima.
