Last week was pretty eventful...
Monday: Met the minister of tourism for Cambodia.
The whole village and several businesses owners lined up on the peer at 10am to greet the minister only to find out he wasn't in that boat. A couple of hours later when we lined up again a speed boat arrived with a lot of important dignitaries. I shook everyone's hands then sat in a 2hr meeting, getting filmed for Cambodian TV looking interested and nodding along but not understanding a word that was being said. Lots of smiles and claps though so I guess we are doing something right.
Tuesday: Started first aid training.
As part of the Koh Rong Conservation project there are a couple of nurses on the island that are running a first aid clinic and offered free training to long term staff at the bars so that when they go we can man the clinic ourselves.
Wednesday: I was meant to learn about island fevers such as dengue, but instead got a fever.
It may or may have been dengue but whatever it was it wasn't fun. I did, however, move a mattresses and mosquito net onto my balcony so was able to lie down staring at palm trees for 6 days. You know you've found somewhere special when you can still be this happy when your ill with a fever!
