New Semester

I started a new semester.... three weeks ago. Sorry, I meant to post earlier. But my keyboard, mouse, and battery have all essentially died, leaving my laptop with three wires coming from it at all times. The good news is that the combined cost of my new USB keyboard and mouse was $7.50. Better than a $25 repair bill, right? But no more taking the computer to the coffee shop.
The new semester is twice the size of the last one. Instead of teaching ten 1.5 hour periods, I'm teaching 21. Two high school classes, almost thirty kids each. And an 8 am class every weekday. It's been a slight change, but now I've gotten used to it and I'm chugging along. Also, napping a lot. But enough about work.....
The rainy season has officially started. Most days it's only a few minutes of rain, less than an hour. On good days I'm either home or in class when this happens. However, it doesn't seem to be one of those "every day at the same time" rainy seasons. So far I've only been caught once, but I have started carrying around a pair of dry socks in anticipation of the next time I'm 2 blocks from school when the skies open up. A bicycle might not be the best rainy season transport.
We had a screening of the Rocky Horror Picture Show at a local cinema. My friends and I dressed up, and I think Tim Curry would have been proud. Then we went, still in costume, to the club Heart of Darkness. The fun part was the moto ride to the club. Cambodians don't do costume parties as much as Americans, it turns out.
Aside from that, not much has happened, not much has changed. I've spend the weekends nesting here in Phnom Penh, enjoying not riding buses and knowing where everything is. I think a trip to Siem Riep is in the cards soon. At that point, I might stop being so lazy and put up some photos. No promises. Also, plans are coming together for the trip to the US in early August. Prepare your couches, and check FB for the impending shenanigans. Until then, stay dry, and don't eat the wrong kind of street food!