All is still well in Cambodia! I have finally become adjusted to the time and sleep (almost) through the entire night. There is this dog next door that I am not too fond of and he always barks at 3 am. Then, at 5 am Phnom Penh is pretty much up and at ‘em! This means lots of motorcycles, cars and selling carts (with really annoying horns) to keep me up.

Last weekend we went out on Friday night for Chelsea’s last night. We had a delicious Italian dinner on Friday, which included pizza and wine. I would compare it to Dante’s pizza at home and it was delicious! Our cook here is amazing, but it is nice to have a meal every once in awhile that consists of something other than rice and vegetables. In case you were wondering, I usually have toast with peanut butter or a banana for breakfast with coffee. For lunch and dinner, it is white rice and vegetables. For dessert, we get watermelon, pineapple or whatever other fruit they bought for the week. The meat here isn’t my favorite so I usually save that for when we are at a restaurant. Sometimes our cook, Nay, will prepare fish or eggs and they are both great!

On Saturday, we went to the market to get some DVDs to watch in our room. They are very, very cheap here! That evening, we went to a place called the Latin Quarter and they had wonderful food, live music and dancing! The rest of the week has been pretty much the same. Last night, Nina and I went for night shift at the hospital. We were in surgery until about 1 am and then went upstairs to sleep. We only had two twin size beds so Nina, the doctor and I pushed them together and slept sideways on them. To put it nicely, it was not the best sleep I’ve ever experienced! But, the bathroom had a flushing toilet and I remembered my bug spray so I couldn’t complain! We slept in our scrubs and were able to sleep through the night. We were there in case there was an emergency surgery that was needed in the middle of the night.  The hospital has been great and this is my last week in general surgery and I am excited to go to pediatrics on Monday. This weekend, Steph and I are thinking about going to Kampot to enjoy a nice little weekend away and go have some fun on the beach!