Previously on our Jenny Asks series we addressed our location in PP and shopping, then our neighbourhood and church, then traffic and walking. This post we look at getting to school and what we eat.

Jenny: How do your kids get to school and back each day?  

Sam: I drive the kids to school in our car. It only takes 7 minutes, now that the school road is sealed – it used to be motor-cross bumpy and very ‘fun’ during wet season. School starts at 8am, so we leave at about 7:30 each morning. Pick up is at 2:30. Some days Craig will take one or 2 of the kids to school on the motorbike, eg he picks Clare up after soccer or basketball training on Tuesdays and Thursdays. 

In our last week in Cambodia we sold our Honda CRV and plan to buy another, bigger car when we return to Cambodia. Our growing children need a bigger back seat! We’re thankful to CMS and our supporters who enable us to take out a loan in order to buy a car on location. 

Jenny: What kind of food do you eat?  

Sam: In our first 3 years in Cambodia we mostly ate Khmer food in our home, made by our house helper. Her favourite dish to cook was ginger chicken, equal parts chicken and ginger. The past 3 years she has reduced her hours and stopped making meals for us. Khmer food has a high salt and sugar content, always includes meat and not many vegetables. At home now we mostly eat western food like cereal, toast, pizza and pasta, as well as meals like dahl and other vegetarian options too. We haven’t quite got the the American regularity of Taco Tuesdays, though we enjoy them. Cambodians are shocked when we report having rice once or twice a week; Cambodians eat rice three meals a day. Interesting fact, their ‘How are you?’ is literally ‘Have you eaten rice yet?’