Brown Family "C" Change

It's been Canberra to Cambewarra,
Now its Cambewarra to ... Cambodia


Welcome to the Brown Family Blog where we aim to keep you updated on our life, work and prayer needs while serving in the small mission school of Hope International, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Daily routine of a school day

Hi all
Well we have now been here for three months. Our daily school day routine mirrors below.
5:45 wake up, QT, shower ( cold, there are no hot taps), get ready and walk to school.
7am School Staff Devotions / notices for 10-20 min
8am Students line up for notices (or assemblies Mon and Fri) then off to tutor group
8:20 First Period commences.
The school day is 4 x 50 min Periods followed by 2 x 45 min periods after an hour lunch break.
2:30 Finish the school day
2:45 attend a staff meeting ( Tuesday and every third Wednesday), or undertake an after school activity. ( Myself: Film Making on Mondays).
5pm find fresh bread somewhere?? It is usually dry white stuff that goes mouldy quickly.
6pm dinner, boil water for washing up (no hot taps), clean up, time with kids, filter the next days drinking water, arrange mosquito nets, coils etc, shower (yes again, and cold), pack up/lock up and stow everything of any valuable that could get stolen overnight- laptop, phone, wallet, camera, flash stick, keys.
8-9:30pm ish head to bed, turning on a fan just as you lie down because the room is still 30 degrees and will drop one or two degrees at most throughout the day and night. (Hence two showers a day).

That all flows fairly well, though it is tiring in the heat. Regular blackouts keep you on your toes and help you not rely too much on electricity for anything. Quirks here and there must be seen as freeing, because the only alternative is frustration. Time and time again plans go haywire and you learn to just say, "There is nothing we can do about it" and adpat or wait as required. I do see this as a valuable area of growth for each of us, including the children, who are becoming quite adept to adaptation and problem solving.... as well as prayer about daily needs. Further the staff and students and Khmer Nationals all face challenges and hence the sense of community is very strong.

Better toddle and read a great book with Nathan... Thanks to the thoughtfullness of Belinda Finlay.

Fiona

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