Typical Day......

A Typical Day right now:

6 am – Tear myself out of bed to brave the icy (only a slight overstatement) northern winds for my cold morning shower to get ready for school by wearing my traditional Khmer skirt and a long sleeve button-up shirt.
6:45 am – Hop on my bike and ride the 2K to school on the very bumpy and usually dusty, if not obscenely muddy, road.
7 am – Meet up with my buddy and co-teacher Chhay to watch the morning assembly as we eat ramen soup or rice with meat with the other teachers at school.
7:15 am – Teach a class, usually grade 10 or 11.
8:00 am – Have a break, consisting of joking around with fellow teachers or chatting with some students.
8:15 am – More class.
9 am – Another break.
The class and the breaks continue…though sometimes I watch/play volleyball with students and other teachers.
11 am – Go back on the bike and fight the northern winds to get home.
11:30 am – Eat rice with some sort of stir fry and fruit for lunch.
12 pm – Relax, read a book, nap, do laundry, clean, or play around on my computer.
2 pm – Return to school after another shower for sports or lower grade level classes.
4 pm – Go on a bike ride around the district (the farthest being about 5K away) and exercise with volleyball playing or some yoga.
6 pm – Wash up and eat a dinner of eggs or fried ramen or stir fry little pieces of fried meat with spicy sauce, chat with the family.
7:30 pm – Relax by watching TV, writing, talking with the family, helping with English, or doing some combination of the above.
10 pm (or earlier) – Fall into a peaceful slumber sometimes disturbed by obnoxious dogs, party music, or the rooster that I would prefer cooked on a plate in front of me.