Day 1 in Cambodia

We arrived in Cambodia late last night. It was a very long flight, but we were well fed and had plenty of movies to choose from so it wasn't so bad. The airports here are very serious about swine flu, we were a little nervous that we were going to get quarantined since we were americans, but thankfully we made it through the temperature detectors. Anyway our first day here has been great. Since Kristin has already been here, I will give you some of my first impressions of the country... It has a very distinct smell-maybe a mixture of garbage, food, and dirtiness- sounds awesome huh? The traffic is pretty much utter chaos and really has no rhyme or reason, there is a lot of honking. Everyone and their brother wants to give you a ride to where ever it is you are going, so if you are walking you constantly have locals on their tuk tuk's or moto's suggesting you need a ride somewhere. There are tons of shops and most of the people who have shops also live in them, which makes for an interesting time. Today when we went to buy our phone card the lady running the shop was nursing her son. little awkward. Anyway despite all this I love it here and really have found a great appreciation for the things I have, and the privilege to live in America. Most of our day was spent at Agape salon. Kristin and the girls were sooo excited to see each other again, and it was cool to see the obvious impact she had in their lives. Their faces lit up the second they saw her. We spent the day observing and talking with the girls about what they do on a day to day basis to try pin point the areas they need help in. We also had Nhu take us to the market to show us where she buys their supplies and to find out what is available to them. We were surprised to see that Nhu uses the same hair lightener that we do, except she pays 3 times more for it (which is very odd, since everything here is super cheap). We are wrapping up the day by preparing our thoughts and plans for the rest of the week. Tomorrow we will be teaching at Agape Salon as well as meeting with some of the organizations we have been in contact with over the past few months. Please keep us in your prayers the next two weeks, for our safety, health, and guidance through the rest of this trip. We love you all!