My flight from Phnom Penh to Tokyo took about seven hours. Vietnam is one of Cambodia's neighbors, so you can either take a bus or fly. I took the bus there, and it was about a seven hour ride. I traveled by plane on the way back, and the flight took only 45 minutes.
To get around this week, I traveled by van and by bicycle. I took a van from Kampot to Phnom Penh, then another van from Phnom Penh to Kampong Chhnang.
When I am at home in Kampong Chhnang, I usually get around on my bike. I like traveling by bicycle because I get to see lots of people along the way, and I can wave and say hello to people I recognize as I bike by.
The most interesting place I visited this week was a brand-new cafe that just opened near my school. The cafe is very nice. It has tasty cold drinks, wifi and air conditioning. There are a lot of roadside coffee stalls in my town, but only a few indoor coffee shops. The cafe interests me because it will be a nice place to visit during school breaks or in my free time.
One of my Peace Corps friends, Emma, came to visit me last weekend! She lives and teaches in Kampong Cham province. During her visit, we biked to the local pottery village, got our nails done, ate Cambodian breakfast noodles called kuy teuv and went for a run at the park together. I love getting to show friends around my province!
