4th of July

WELL i have more pics up- buuuuuuut they are more of the party scene rather than the city. This weekend we are planning some photo shoots around the city so then there will be more of the culture. What? bars aren't culture? pffff! I had a blast on the 4th of july! we went to the embassy for a bbq then to a great American bar to get some deviled eggs and hot dogs.... and lots of drinks. we got the vip room and there were about 20 of us packed in with control of the ipod and were screaming some good classic tunes. it was oh so much fun! the night before we had some great wine and cheese (super rare here) and were going to take it easy..... then we somehow ended up in a pool bar. weird. so the group i'm hanging out with is super fun and active. lots of things to do. I went to the Russian market on Saturday which is a huge hot packed market. But I found some awesome deals. The gap and banana factory are here so there are tons of $3 shirts (made by children probably) so it was fun finding some deals. I'm way too big for any short pants they have here (sooo sad) so i'm going to have to have some tailored. They just look at me and laugh when i ask if they have pants that would fit me. haha awkward!

Our street flooded on friday- i left my camera at work and i was super bummed because it was a sight! (they have assured me that it will in fact happen many more times) but all the roads were flooded over the wheels- it was crazy! And the entrance into my apt was up to my knees. It was really gross, garbage floating and it was dirty brown. Needless to say my mosquito bitten legs are now quite infected. I bought some cleaning stuff at the pharmacy today sooo i'm sure it will clear up soon. But I'm looking forward to the next time for a good photo opp.

I also went to a dinner party at the ambassador, carol's, house last week. It was surreal. There were about 25 top executive type people there and 4 women- 2 were me and jess. I met the girl who is in charge of the gtip Cambodia report- so I was really happy. She also hooked me up with a tix to the 4th of July party- which worked out nicely.

Ok back to work- i have a 125k goal to hit!!!