december photo project ~ 1 dec 2010

on the way home from school i pass all sorts of stuff, but i think this best describes my "home"--cambodia.  currently there is some conference going on and whenever diplomats visit from surrounding countries the khmer government buildings deck themselves out.  it's funny, sad and a bit odd to me, but whatever they need to do to make themselves feel better.  today the weather was nice on the way home from school and i thought all the colors out front of a building for the cambodian government looked great!  so glad to catch a shot of the flags as i drove by in the tuk tuk.

canon powershot sd1100is

going au natural

today i went to get my hair colored here in PP.  i went back to the same salon and had decided after much thought that i would just go natural for a while to give my hair a rest.  i kept having second thoughts, but i did it.  here is the end product---

the front had to be a bit darker to cover up the red well and look good.  so the back is pretty natural....kind of a dark blonde like color.  the front bits are dark brown/black.  sokun, the guy who did it, said that next time i could make the front lighter to match the back if i wanted.  i might just go with it like this since dark colors on the whole are not as rough on your hair.  surprisingly, i like it.  i was worried b/c last time i had dark all over i was not a fan, but that was in my first year in korea.  paul likes it too which is always an added bonus.  

here are some more pics.....

off to try to get into more episodes of "lost".  i am pretty skeptical, but paul thinks i will like it at some point.  i am not so sure.

new country, new blog

after four years in korea, paul and i are now living in phnom penh, cambodia. since my first blog was started when i was single and chronicled my adventures while living in seoul, i am now making a blog for us and all about our journey while living in asia.

so, with all that, welcome to the falgouts in asia!

we have been here in the penh for about six weeks now. it has been an adventure already. we have set up our apartment, bought furniture, found some great places to eat, had our first overseas visitor, been to siem reap, seen the ancient temples, dealt with communication issues, had curtains made, learned about the local markets, sweat quite a bit, started back to work, meet my students, and managed to keep our sanity. it has been great! we are loving living here and find the people quite friendly. it has been affirming to be here knowing that God has a plan for our lives.

we hope you will join us on this journey that we are on...
stay tuned for more.

--mandy