Winter In Cambodia

The coldest part of the year in Cambodia is the end of December and first part of January. The daytime high only got up to the low 80s today and over night it got down to the low seventies. As we took our morning walk there was definitely the smell of charcoal in the air. The homes do not have heaters in them so when it gets cold they burn the charcoal that is normally used for cooking. We enjoyed the cooler temperatures but we are in for a really big shock once we go home. As we passed the marshal arts group that daily works out at the monument square area the main instructor had his jacket on to keep warm. You would think that with the physical exercise they would not need that, but they are use to the warmer weather.

After a few quick calls to family back home we made it to the office just a little late. For the last twelve plus months we have been talking to Sister Roberts on Skype most Thursday mornings. We figured why stop now even though we are no longer the communication couple, there is a friendship with both Sister and Elder Roberts. It was really good to chat with them and catch up with what they are doing. They only have about two and a half months left of their mission and they are going home to Arizona. They have homes in both Utah and Arizona, but this time of year is way too cold in Utah for them.

We are in the process of deleting stuff out of our computers and files out of our desks that will not be needed and will not mean much once we go home. Over the years we have always found it interesting how often people walk away from a calling or a job without dejunking, leaving it for the next person to figure out. We want to leave things as clean as possible, even with that there will be a time in the future someone will probably say, why did they leave that? Oh well, we are trying.

Tonight's collage are random signs from around Phnom Penh, including their very own Home Depot.