We are well are truly back to life in Phnom Penh; work, settling into new job descriptions, chaperoneing dances, evacuating patients, planning the next vacation/s, dinner with friends, pulling worms out of open wounds etc etc.
Here are some pictures (I'll spare you the worms):

(the SOS staff at their "orange and blue" theme party)

The next few were taken on a recent breezy Saturday afternoon:

(sidewalk soccer)

(a friend in Thailand told us that seeing 5 on a bike is like finding a 4-leaf clover... it's a lot more common here in Cambodia)

(she won the stare-down)

(getting started with a new kite)

Well, another holiday has come and gone. We had a great time catching up with our American family and friends. A big highlight was getting reacquainted with our three Ford nephews! Melanie also got to visit her friend, Michelle Robinson, in Idaho before returning to Cambodia, and Marc spent two weeks in Mexico studying (which you may or may not believe after seing the pictures). Here are a few pictures of our time in the Americas this summer:

Part 1 - Family and Friends:

(3 generations of Curli and 2 generations of Fords)

(After lunch with the 3 Drakes)

(with the Thompsons in Ft. Wayne)

(with Jack and Edie Moon in KY)

(Melanie and Michelle in Idaho)

Part 2 - Places:

(a barn in Idaho)

(sunset in Puerta Vallarta)

(San Sebastian - a mountain town in Mexico)