Bye bye

With 24 hours left in Cambodia I’m just getting round to sorting out my possessions into stuff I can take back with me (about 20%), stuff to give away (about 20%), and crap which needs to be thrown away and/or burnt (about 60%, and that’s probably a conservative estimate). When I came to Cambodia part of the idea was to get settled in to the place - really, you know, live here, pay bills and all that. A sign of having got settled in anywhere is that when you leave you suddenly find a tonne of detritus masquerading as useful things or things-you-might-use-some-time-so-it’s-best-you-keep-them-just-in-case. I have that, so I must have got settled in. Mission accomplished.

It feels like I should be waxing lyrical about my time here at a time like this, but I can’t quite manage it. Some people get very emotional when it’s time to leave, or when they get home. I think I have heard or read the word ‘miss’ more in the last six months than ever before. The other day at Sangkheum they had a party and gave me a present and a certificate to say thanks for my year’s work there – I half expected to be crying like an actress at this but it was all just good fun. I’m not going to think about leaving until after I’ve left, it’s too hot and I’m knackered, and anyway, I’m (almost) certainly coming back.

Next stop Bangkok.

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