I don't have much time! Now that I've started to settle in here in Preah Vihear I am able to get internet from a little modem that connects me.  But the problem is I don't have electricity!  My computer is at 24%!!  So I will tell you all about my first week here quickly.

My first night was a little, well eye opening.  I arrived on Monday from Phnom Penh by bus then moto.  My new place is small, no door, no windows, just openings. But thats alright, it stays cooler that way and no one gets here who shouldn't be here except for a few mostly frindly creatures.  Its about a 10 by 12 feet space with stairs leading up to it, very cozy.  I like it a lot.  I have about a 2inch thick mattress thats on the floor that I sleep onand I'me covered by a mosquito net at nights when I go to bed which is usually around 8pm these days as there is nothing to do when the sun goes down except read with my headlamp. So after getting all my things in here I went to wash up because it was already getting dark. (battery at 19%)  I go to the bathing area here, which is just a slab of concrete with to round things that hold lots of water.  I brought my soap and did my think like a sauna but outside.  The water was a little cold, but I didnt scream, I'm cool like that.  Well I stayed cool until the ants started biting me.  I hate those guys, I couldn't even see them because it was dark but it seemed as if they were everywhere I stepped!!  I finally won the battle with the help of my water bucket, but they had struck some harsh blows to my feet.  As I was finishing I saw a big snake, maybe 4 ft long with yellowish stripes slither about 2 feet from me.  Later found out it was a Malayan Krait!  Venomous snake, but God had my back. He probably had it in the battle with the ants too, but I needed to learn that lesson.

Anyway, I'm learning how to get arounf out here, I have a moto now I can drive to town.  The teaching is really fun and next week we have a group come in whih means I get electricity for a couple hours at night so see you guys then!!

 The people that work here who I teach English too have been great.  Very helpful in every way