Flooding

It is not flooding at my hotel. The same river runs by my hotel, and it is higher than last year, but not flooding. There are areas with lots of water in the street though. This is the end of the rainy season in Cambodia. Unfortunately, they don't have the money and are not developed enough to deal with something that has been happening for years. The orphanage is only 3 years old, but it has flooded every year for the last three years. And, it looks like the area has flooded every year for much longer than that. It is one of those times when you ask, why don't they do something about it? That would take money a resources that they really don't have. The orphanage is a bare bones facility, if that. Their standard of living would not be acceptable anywhere else in the world. It's really sad! And, the community as a whole is focused on other things. I'm not sure what, but they just don't have the finances or resources. The water has receded some in the road, but not in the orphanage! It is a lake!


I got my first ever Fish Massage. You literally put your feet in a tank of fish, and they eat the dead skin off your feet. Sounds gross. And, it actually is a little gross! It took some courage to put my feet inside. It actually felt pretty good once I got used to it.