My visit with Khon Orn: Entry 5

Here is the Cambodian flag

This morning I awoke to the  smell of something yummy cooking. I got out of bed and walked to the stove. Khon opened the front door and walked in. "Good morning," she said cheerfully. "I was just outside picking some vegetables to go in the amok." She told me that amok is a cambodian dish with cocoanut milk, tofu, vegetables and different spices all wrapped in a banana leaf. It smells delicious!

Here is Amok

After we ate our delicious breakfast, Khon told me that we were  going to go pick vegetables and lotuses from her garden and later sell them at the market. We headed out the door, and over to Khon's small garden. We picked for two whole hours, and I have to say, it was really hard work! I don't know how Khon can do that every day! 

This is a picture of Khon's garden with one of her sons in the background. Later we took all the vegetables and lotuses to the market on Khon's new motorbike. I was very proud because I had helped loan money to Khon so that she could buy the motorbike. At the market, I saw many differences between back home and here. Today Khon was very happy because she had sold all of her products. 
                      "What a happy way to start a visit," I thought.