Happy 4th of July!! This date also commemorates my freedom in Cambodia- now I am able to travel outside of my province and explore the different areas and see where volunteer projects take me around the country of Cambodia. As of now volunteering in my province has been busy enough and I am trying to immerse myself in projects, picking up good friends and valuable information as I go. The school year is over for now, so my teaching obligations are on hold until October, but the school still has many projects that are in motion. The main one I am working on now is setting up an English library in our highschool with hopes that the English students will be able to tap into the resources and take advantage of the many books that will be donated to the school over the summer. I am constantly learning how things operate here and it is necessary to take things step by step.

The month of July doesn't hold a lot of exciting events so far. I am in the capitol, Phnom Penh, for a part at the US Embassy where I have been told there will be hamburgers and hot dogs... I am not getting my hopes up but it is definitely worth the trip up here. July has been interesting in that Dengue fever is on the rise here and so far 3 of our volunteers have fallin to the "bone crushing" virus. The rainy season is starting so it is not surprising misquitos have been reproducing like crazy and reaking havoc on our skin.