More changes some years than others

This happens to be one of those years with more. After meeting with Deanna, Pat, and our driver Mony at the airport, we headed into town. “The Hotel moved” was the first tidbit of the evening. What that actually ended up meaning was that the owner of the land and building wanted to do something other than run a guesthouse, so the family that ran it picked up everything and moved it into a new location. It must have already been built beforehand since it’s easily 2-3 times larger than the old place. The rooms are more than double the size, the bathroom has a real tub and shower fixtures, there’s a pool outside, and I’m using the free wireless internet available in the room. It’s not extremely fast, but it’s good enough to get the job done!

Today brought some other surprises. Both PCs were working fine at Khnar Tmei. That might be the first time in 6 years they’ve make it without repairs. They also had a nice flat screen TV setup with the World Cup schedule posted on the wall next to it. Apparently they didn’t use it much except for the event.

The Kessararam School has been heavily using their PC since I installed it last year. They need a new battery backup, but that’s the only repair. I’ll be buying them a second unit tomorrow since they don’t have any spare time between making forms and managing records! A fantastic result.

Last, there’s been a popular addition to the tourist fare. Apparently you can pay $3 per hour (including a free beer) to have fish “give you a massage.” My driver Prem says he tried it once and that “it kind of tickles.” I think I’ll pass.