Makara- Tuktuk driver and translator extraordinaire!
Scott- Helen's travel-channel-ready friend who spent the first few days with us as our trip photographer. He sounds like Steve Martin and wears signature 'Scott-scarves'.
Namenday (Namy)- Makara's brother and another tuktuk driver
Dr. Fish- Actually not a doctor, but you know him by now. (See earlier post)
Anise breakfast waiter- We taught him to twirl pens. This guy is so nice and overly-apologetic. He knows our orders by heart.
Georgina/John Cena- Georgina is from New Zealand but was traveling in SE Asia and ended up working at SOC for a few months. The kids can't pronounce her name and call her John Cena (after the wrestler) (hysterical).
Children at Sunflower Orphan Centre-We've explained them in an earlier post
Jenny- Master chef: she teaches the Cambodian Cooking Class.Andrew- This Aussie joined us for Cambodian Cooking Class. He has been traveling in the region for a while. Pronounces beer in a pleasant sounding way.
Calvin and Lida- Calvin was born in Vietnam but moved to Boston and has lived there for most of his life. He works in Vietnam now as a doctor but is traveling with his Cambodian girlfriend Lida, who is secretly a master chef on par with Jenny. Both of them were in our Cambodian Cooking Class.
Alan- Our British friend from the National Museum. He's traveling on his own after quitting his job in the area. He suggested we go to Sihanoukville where he had worked and lounged for a week previously. He suggested we meet up with the legend...
Tiger- "The Legend of Sihanoukville". Tiger is a "huge Aussie guy with ginger dreads" "He'll take care of you" We might never get to actually meet him, but we can pretend!
Tida and Caden- Tida grew up on the Thai/Cambodian border but grew up in the US and just graduated from Clark University. Unable to find work she turned to a top level political uncle who found her work editing the Newspaper at the University of Cambodia. She lives here in Phnom Penh with her 2 year old son Caden.
Mr. Kong- Director of Office of Admissions at University of Cambodia. Cares deeply about education here in Cambodia and was a vital part of our research into the topic.
Jamie- Caya says picture a much less hot Brad Pitt in Fight Club wearing the orange tank top. Jamie is a 40 year old Australian with a family who came up to the region to explore alone. He hung out with Caya, Elliot, and Liza at The Pontoon.
Travis- Also from the Pontoon. Travis was a US Marine working at the Embassy.
Jo-jo- Jo-jo helped us find a fun night out and asked a ridiculous price for his tuktuk services. Yeah right Jo-jo, that was not worth $13.
Mr. Happy Tuktuk- A jolly looking rotund tuktuk driver who takes us everywhere. Sometimes he misses the entrances to places, but he always gets us to the right place in the end.
Superfriendly Royal University of Phnom Penh Student- The nicest guy at the University. Showed us around the campus and shared information not only about the school but Cambodia as well. A self described "country boy", he had a lot of big dreams. We hope he's able to make it to America to study. He wants to work in Advertising and Marketing. At the end of the afternoon he bought us Cambodian ice pops. Not potato, but banana, strawberry, and durian. Oh yeah, he has one hell of a sweet moto.
Pets We Have Had:
Mohgli- Mohgli is a lizard that Elliot caught in a bag and carried downstairs to breakfast. He worked with us on NGO work before leaving and finding his own breakfast.
Cephalo- We found this tiny kitten with a huge head outside a temple in the middle of Phnom Penh. It was literally teacup sized.
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