On Friday, BTC was officially inaugurated by the monks. This was a neat experience and it reminded me of when a priest blessed the house we just build in Madras, India. However, this Khmer tradition was much more elaborate. In the morning, the staff got the auditorium ready by laying mats of the floor and filling vases with fresh flowers. The kitchen staff started work early as well and were preparing breakfast for the nuns and the monks.

We have been working at the worksite for a few days now and are getting a bit more organized with the tasks. Today, Chris has contributed a post, let’s see what he has to say:

Most previous blogs have been about the background and surrounding activities.This is about our main activity BUILDING THE SCHOOL. Our day starts at 5.30 AM and we are on the worksite by 7.15 AM. The temperature is about 25 but by 9 it is over 30 on its way to a humid 35. That does not deter us however we go thro about 6 bottles of water by lunch. 

Plein, who is 22 years old, and Tevea, who is 18, are the student chefs who are responsible for preparing the food in the new kitchen at Bakong Technical College.  They are training with Mr Narong who is a local chef.  I had the opportunity of spending the morning with the student chefs and other volunteer workers learning to prepare the tasty Khmer food that the Sweat Equity would eat later  for lunch.