{"id":9937,"date":"2019-10-07T18:20:10","date_gmt":"2019-10-07T18:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfs.local\/nothing-is-waterproof\/"},"modified":"2024-03-08T07:20:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-08T07:20:36","slug":"nothing-is-waterproof","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fieldstudies.org\/blog\/nothing-is-waterproof\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing is Waterproof"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello! I am writing about what it has been like to live in Cambodia with twelve other strong and lovely female students, and why I am so grateful to temporarily be in this corner of the world! <\/p>\n

Obviously, everything about living here is different than the United States, but it\u2019s kind of amazing how much familiarity has surfaced; little things like Safi (our campus dog), good coffee, a climbing wall and chances to run around muddy streets makes everything feel a little bit more familiar. Besides what the obscene amounts of rice is doing to our bowels, adjusting to this place has been overall very strange and very fun. <\/p>\n

Here are a few things that have brought me joy in the last month. <\/p>\n

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  1. Identifying medicinal plants at Phnom Kulen, as our shoes filled with monsoon water and our rain jackets became useless. Type 2 fun for sure. Personal opinion: waterproof material is fake.<\/li>\n

     
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  2. Safi the campus dog.<\/li>\n

     
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  3. Boating along the Mekong River as the sun went down and the stars went up! We spent a night at a homestay on an island, saw Irrawaddy Dolphins, and learned about a local eco-tourism project. <\/li>\n
  4. Every meal! Our cooks at the Center treat us to new Khmer foods and homestyle comfort foods. <\/li>\n
  5. The tiny frogs and geckos all around the Center.<\/li>\n
  6. Cold showers after sweaty days in the field. <\/li>\n
  7. Lokru Mono (our Khmer language instructor) and his endless patience with our endless confusion. <\/li>\n
  8. Lianas that make you feel like Tarzan while trekking in the jungle for class! <\/li>\n

     
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  9. Biking on our homestay island of Koh Pdao! (Shout-out to my bike back in Seattle, whom I miss dearly.)<\/li>\n
  10. Magical outdoor treehouse shower while at BeTreed, where we learned about the challenges of forest conservation efforts. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    As you can see, it doesn\u2019t take much to rejoice! And it doesn\u2019t take perfect compatibility to have solidarity in a group.<\/p>\n

    I am very thankful to have started my last year of undergrad across the world and I am super excited to continue going places, interviewing locals and getting a better grasp of this country I have the privilege of living in. The long days of lectures can be pretty tiring, but the opportunity to learn so much is something I am very thankful to be doing, especially in this beautiful country!<\/p>\n

     
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