friendly house

friendly house.... a safe house i teach english at....


through the cambodian pavarotti (whom i need to blog about) i found the friendly house. although, unclear, i believe this is a safe house for orphan children and teenagers. it is run by what the cambodians call an extremely old lady - all of 60 years but i will say she does look more like 80 - in a small thatched hut, she cooks and watches over the kids. the meals consist of rice, rice, and more rice. the boys sleep in the hut and use hammocks as beds while the girls are a little luckier, they live in a small cement building and sleep on palm mats, three and four to a mat.

friendly house was founded by an american named dave and a japanese lady helps support it. i thought this was all a con until last weekend when the japanese woman came with gifts of handbags, skin care products and various medicines -- mmmm make-up and bags in cambodia!?! --- i guess it is the thought that counts. then unexpectedly dave stopped by yesterday.


all in all a good place.

the children are eager to learn english, constantly smile and give me hugs. to make money most of the children perform traditional dance or as the cambodians call the aspara dance.