Before I begin, yes, life is amazing. I am able to manage taking a year off of work to travel, spend time with my family, and do/see some amazing stuff. Don't get me wrong.
But the other side of all of this? I've been sick--really sick--for the last three weeks. Darn Cambodian bacteria. And I've suffered from vertigo the last five days. And Conan has had a sore throat for the last three weeks and just can't get his energy up. And Sila has one never-ending cold. And we're all homesick. And we all want to go home.
But we are tackling each day as exactly that: a new day. We have goals, and we aim to complete them. We have a little over 2 weeks left here in Phnom Penh, and our new plan (if you don't know this already, well, Conan and I always have a plan, but it always changes) is to ditch the bikes (too much work) and just bus/train to amazing beaches and sites in Vietnam. We feel this is exactly what we need. Sunshine, crystal clear water, and new adventures.
So if you're stuck in a rut, maybe think about what you can do differently. How can you shift your perspective, while still being honest with yourself? Honesty is okay. It's okay to feel like crap and look like crap and eat crap (sometimes) because that's life. Life is good but oftentimes messy.
If I haven't depressed you, sorry. I didn't mean to.
One another note, take a look at some pictures I have below. The pictures of tents are when we had a massive funeral on our street, pretty much in front of our house. I thought it was a wedding (who knew karaoke was a part of both weddings and funerals?), but our neighbor said it was a funeral. Regardless, I'm glad it appeared because it will be one of the things I miss most about Cambodia. It's exciting. The street shuts down (have mercy!), there is music (which isn't really a part of Cambodian culture), and sleeplessness as people wail into a microphone (singing or praying) until all hours of the night. Ah, Cambodia. How I love you so.
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