So, I have now been in Cambodia for 6 months and overall it has been a great but sometimes challenging experience. I feel like I have learnt a lot about myself in this time, including that I am not a very reliable or consistent blogger (also that I like hot weather and variety in my job!). I started out with such good intentions with the blogging but life got in the way and I got distracted! But I have good intentions for the future!
My role with VSO finished up in mid April and I then returned to Australia for a few weeks. I hadn't originally intended to return to Melbourne at this time, but I had to return for training. Whilst at VSO, I successfully applied for a role through the Australian Volunteers for International Development (AVID) program and I had to return for pre-departure training. It was great to be back in Melbourne as it feels like I left a bit suddenly in November, so it was good to catch up with people. Plus of course getting to eat all the foods I missed!
I arrive back in Cambodia a couple of weeks ago and had two weeks induction and orientation for the new job. I am pretty excited about the new role, it is with a really great NGO called Friends International and I think it will be an interesting and varied positions. The only thing is, that it is in Siem Reap!
After 6 months of getting settled in Phnom Penh, I did think hard about whether I wanted to move again but it was too good an opportunity to turn down. So, on Sunday I made the 6 hour bus journey from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap and I need to start building my life here.
I was supposed to start work on Monday but due to an office move they have given me a few days off to find somewhere to live and get settled. I have spent the last couple of days finding a place to live and move in to my new place tomorrow. Next up, I need to find a bike, a gym and make some new friends!
There is lots that I want to say about my time in Cambodia and with this new start (in a new city with a new job) I hope to become a better blogger. We shall see!
