A Postal Address!

Due to my now working at Hope, the school is able to receive post on my behalf! This is both professionally and as a perk of being on staff. So if you would like to send Ben and myself a letter or a parcel, you are now able :) For letters and inexpensive items, use the PO Box address below. Be wary that it is unfortunately a normal circumstance for parcels to arrive anywhere between 3 days to 6 months, or sometimes not at all. Many parcels going through the national post service have a funny habit of being mysteriously late, going missing, or showing up with clear signs of tampering- I've had my underwear nicked once! Still, it's a risk we're willing for you to take :P haha.

For larger or more 'valuable' items, the school can now also accept DHL deliveries, but it might be best to contact me about that beforehand.

Anyway, here is the school postal address:

Ruth Devadoss

C/o Hope International School

PO Box 2521

Phnom Penh 3

Cambodia 12000

The street address of the school, if ever needed, is:

Hope International School

Phum Krang Angkrong 2, 

Sangkat Krang Thnong, Khan Sen Sok, 
Phnom Penh, Cambodia 12411

Bring on the millions of goodies that you've been dying to send us :P

"Summer Holidays" and New Beginnings

Well we can't believe it, but it's September now. The last 3 months since we've given an update have just flown by! In June and July, Ben and my school years ended and we had our 'summer' break, so we used the time to do some travelling around this beautiful country and see the real Cambodia. We had multiple visits from family and friends, went hiking in the jungle and caught up on our history of Angkor. In August I starting work at a new job at a somewhat familiar place; my old school stomping ground Hope International, where I am a guidance counsellor for the high schoolers. It is well into wet season now, and it rains daily meaning we've had our fair share of flooding! The rains have brought much needed cooler weather to Phnom Penh, and the fields all round the country are a lush green, filled with new rice and buffalo.  It has definately been a great time of discovery, revival and new beginnings for us both. Here's a little video to catch you up!

(and the budgies Luna and Juniper are singing away in the background, our little reminders of home!)