Sunday, July 13th

Hey everyone, it's Sopheap. I haven't blogged yet, so I decided to real quick before my mother makes me go upstairs to change out of my swimsuit. This morning I woke up and we went down to the bar near the pool that we eat breakfast at every morning. The people working there have gotten good at remembering what I want for breakfast, since I order the same thing every morning (scrambled eggs and ham--the only thing I know is good). Every morning the people that work there point at me and whisper and smile. I understand they aren't being mean, they are just curious. They seem to enjoy when I come down because they like to talk to me and teach me new Khmer words. They laughed because pretty much the only thing I know how to say is "thank-you" in Khmer, but I'm pretty good at it might I add. This morning, they finally asked my mom about my background and why I was here. When they asked me how old I was, I told them I was eighteen and they were stunned. One of the guys around my age said "Awe, you so tiny!!!" And I replied, "Yep!" They are very friendly and I enjoyed talking to them.

After breakfast, my three sisters came with my uncle to the hotel for one last vist. We talked and asked questions, and they answered pretty straight forward. We didn't have much time since Yoen had to go. Once we were done visiting and giving them their gifts and money, we had to say our goodbyes. It was very hard and I started to cry, but only a little bit. My sisters couldn't help it, and they had tears streaming down their face. One of them grabbed my hand and pressed it against her heart. Then she squeezed me and kissed me all over. I went over to my deaf sister and pointed to her ears. I stroked them and said, "Beautiful!" I'm pretty sure she knew I was complimenting her and not making fun of her ears, because she smiled and nodded her head. I'm glad she knew I wasn't making fun of her. Once we were done saying goodbye, we left and waved to them as they got in their tok tok to travel back home. I'm sure they were wondering if we would ever meet again..

Lisa went out to lunch with a friend. Kaley, my mom, and I went outside to meet Lisa's friend's kids. I didn't want to come out since I was in my bathing suit, but I decided to real quick. I just hid behind Kaley the whole time. Even though I was hiding, apparently the tok tok drivers could still catch a peak. I noticed all the tok tok driver's jaws started to drop and they started smiling at me. It was really awkward so I mouthed to my mom "Can I please leave?" but she didn't hear me. Finally my mom noticed that a crowd might draw around Kaley and I and that I was hiding behind Kaley, so she let us go in. I was glad to be back in the hotel. Silly me..

Now I'm sitting here typing a blog before I have to get changed to go out to the market for a bit. I better go, so that's it for now! I miss you all! Hope you enjoyed hearing from me!

--Sopheap :)

PS Hi Fajaa! I love you!