Another five day holiday immediately following a five day holiday. There's something pleasant about following the same schedule as students when it comes to breaks and days off. Kat's even luckier, she has the entire month of January and February off. I have to teach half days for the next three weeks. Not too much work really, and then we come back to Canada. We arrive Jan.24 at 7:30pm in Regina. I think we're gonna sit down with our families first to have a bit of a catch up dinner (at the copper kettle of course), and then we'll be off to Weyburn. While some of my vacation will be free and easy, it's still gonna be busy as hell, and if I can't pull off getting a driver's license for that time, then things might be a little trickier. I think the first week we get back will be a week of meeting up with friends and family with Weyburn as the home base. If we can pull it off, we might go to Regina as soon as Thursday, Jan.29. However, people are more than welcome to come down to Weyburn and live it up hillbilly style. Maybe go marvel at the soon to be disappeared cultural symbol of Souris Valley Mental Hospital. Take in the delicious food at the El Rancho, and follow it all up with a $3 pint at the Weyburn Inn, the only bar in town that you are likely to not get beaten up.

I jest of course, I look forward to those hillbilly times. I think it will be an opportunity to spend some close time with our families, catch up on some of the local cuisine, and, well, rest! I'll get to pull out my acoustic guitar that has been collecting dust now for some time, and maybe strum some chords once or twice before we set about making some music with KHTK.

We got back from Cambodia and Vietnam on Monday. A shocking and wonderful experience all at the same time. Cambodia is a wounded culture that is slowly recovering from a truly horrific past. Angkor Wat was one of the most amazing sights I have ever seen in my entire life.


Keep an eye on the travel blog, there should be a new post in the next few days. Either way, I'll be seeing you in a a couple weeks.

Peace
rob