Hi friends and family, One of the greater challenges of living and working in S.E. Asia is that things don’t always go as planned. This month we had several situations that didn’t work out as we’d hoped. We made a plan, we did our best, and some things just didn't happen the way that we [...]
Hello friends and family, We’ve been back in Cambodia for a few weeks now, and we’re finally getting back into the swing of things. I experienced some reverse culture shock when I returned this time, which wasn’t so fun. For the first week or so I felt overwhelmed and emotional every time I left the [...]
Hello hello, This month I’m not doing a post because we're in the USA visiting family and speaking at a few churches. Next month when we’re home in Cambodia I'll write a longer update including the activities of WB and our family for June and July. Until then, happy camping everyone! ;-) Our campsite [...]
Hello dear friends and family, This year we’re doing a lot of traveling. In the last two years of being in Cambodia we’ve only made short trips to Thailand and Vietnam, but no visits home. This year we’re visiting Switzerland and the USA. Benjamin is currently attending preschool four mornings a week, and we purposefully [...]
Hello friends and family, I’m still a little jet lagged as I write this update, but it feels good to be “home” in Cambodia. Benjamin is building a fort in the garden with one of the neighbour children and I’m sitting under a fan and sipping on a cup of locally grown coffee. We were in [...]
As I wrote last month, Lukas made a quick trip to Switzerland for our friend’s funeral. It was a sad trip to make, but it was also healthy and Lukas is glad that he could be there to honer Deif’s life. There were more than 300 people at the memorial service, a real testament to [...]
Dear friends and family, How was your month? We love getting feedback from you when you have time to send it. This month we want to share a bit about our dear friend Deif Baumgartner. His sudden and unexpected death on February 21st from a heart attack has caused us to reflect on the life [...]
Hello hello, January is my favourite month in Cambodia. It usually doesn’t rain, and the average daytime temperatures hover around 25-28°C (77-82°F), while nighttime temperatures dip to a comfortable 20-23°C (68-73°F). If only it would stay like this all year long. In the last month I’ve made and effort to collect some “everyday life” video [...]
We decided to celebrate Christmas and Lukas' birthday on the beach in Vietnam! We traveled by bus and taxi which was a bit of an adventure and took about 17 hours each way, but it was worth it. Once we arrived we stayed in a little bungalow right on the beach in a farming and [...]
The rainy season is finally over, and we’ve entered that “sweet spot” of cooler, dry weather, it’s wonderful! Lukas and I were commenting yesterday that we have more energy and feel more productive, and it’s probably due to the wonderful weather! We kicked off our holiday season by celebrating Thanksgiving dinner with a few American [...]
