house.of.peace.

I was supposed to take a bus to phnom penh this morning at 9:30, but i couldn't leave! Since i hadn't booked my room in phnom penh yet, i just switched my bus ticket to tomorrow, and booked an extra night in the guesthouse here. I did this for two reasons. One, max has been volunteering at an orphanage here for two weeks (and has another one to go) and loves it. Obviously, i couldn't skip the temples yesterday, but really wanted to go spend a day at the orphanage. Two, i love siem reap, and love that i've made two friends who are fun to hang out with. If i left for phnom penh without visiting the orphanage, only to end up doing everything by myself, i'd be really sad. So here i am- back in the guesthouse after six hours with the adorable kids at the cambodia house of peace. I'm heading back around 4:30, but needed to tie up some loose ends on the travel front, and max takes a few hours break as well. I don't think i could have made better use of my time. It was unbelievable to see how this orphanage ran, and how happy and welcoming the children were. I was in charge of teaching time to a small group. We drew an analog clock on a board, and practice telling time- five minutes past six; fifteen minutes to three, etc. It was a great experience no doubt, and we even got to eat lunch with them- a tasty chicken, rice, cilantro, etc soup. All this means is that tomorrow, i have to get up early to catch the 7:30am bus ride down to phnom penh, where i'll have to squish everything in a little more!