Category: Daily Life in Cambodia

Jackfruit is back!

In Cambodia, where we don’t have meteorological seasons (we have only two seasons: hot and wet and then hot and dry) and no sports seasons, it’s the fruits ripening that indicate what is the time of year. And now it’s time for jackfruit again. They’re suddenly appearing in the markets and in pop-up stalls along the streets.

Making do….

This is an improvised child’s seat for a Cambodian motorcycle. The store-bought plastic chair sits on an empty water jug for support and is lashed to the moto frame with a rubber bungee cord. There is a helmet for the child (good!) but no place to attach a seat belt. 🤷‍♂️

Seeing the world from a tuk-tuk

Yesterday, going to our Sunday mass, my PassApp driver had his little daughter with him. She was about five and they seemed to have a really good relationship, chattering about things we passed as we drove along.



After about ten minutes of riding, the little girl seemed tired and stretched out on the seat behind her father. She was small enough to just fit into the seat comfortably.