My marked the beginning of my 23rd year with a few celebrations:
- Lunch out with MCC staff on my actual birthday. Delicious hamburgers. Yum.
- Birthday cake made by my coworker and friend Grace. And it was chocolate. Yum.
- Joint birthday party with my host sister Phealy who turned 20 on the 25th. We invited all our friends, foreigner and Khmer, to celebrate with cross cultural food and a boat cruise on the Mekong. It was so fun- despite weather keeping us at the dock for have the allotted time. Oh well. The party was a great meshing together of my two circles in Cambodia- MCC and my host family connections. I wanted to make an American birthday cake for the occasion and as my friend pointed out, a cake from a box is the most American cake I could make. I've never seen people be so thrilled about a cake out of box. People who first shied away from piece, ate happily after I mentioned the box. Who would have thought expats could miss packaged food so much?
- An hilarious music video posted on my facebook made by two great friends from home. It made me unstoppably happy.
- And finally, gifts and cards mailed from home in advance from my parents, grandparents, and brother and sister-in-law.
A lovely birthday indeed.
In other news, I will be leaving Cambodia in 7 weeks. Unbelievable. I think all of the SALTers have slipped into going home soon mode, buying gifts and talking about re-entry. I'm applying for jobs so keep me in your prayers. Here's to a great last few weeks!
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