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2/22/2011

in a taxi somewhere between siem reap and phnom penh.

Ben is suffering from EXD (excessive temple disorder).  i may have a touch of it myself. Everybody is a little on edge.  Methinks it is sinking in that we are going home.  No home.  no jobs.  kjds worried about standardized tests and lunchbox coolness factor.

 Had dinner last night with a family from England. Kids aged 8, 5, and 1.  Mom is an infectious disease researcher associated with oxford university.  Dad is a carpenter.  Living in Laos and Cambodia for last 4 years.  kids spent most of the time catching frogs.  Saw my favorite wat.  

I feel that i am supposed to be coming up with some deep conclusions.  Some boiled down essence of truth from six and a half months on the road.  so of course i got nada for u. So out of the mouths of babes...

me: "tell me a few things that u learned on the trip."

Ben:

"i'm good at skiing."

"i learned how to do archery."

"Before, I didn't know that Islam is a religion."

"i learned that I prefer to have a reservation at a hotel instead of just showing up."

Clare:

"i learned how to weave."

"lichtenstein is a very tiny country that people forget about"

"i didn't know that Islamic people didn't eat pork."

"i learned that the caryatid porch ladies were fake and the real ones are in the acropolis museum."

"Beijing does not have dim sum"

'i learned how to use a compass."

somewhere in the above is what we are all looking for.