In honor of this international Labor Day, I would like to share with you what an open market in Cambodia is like, with pictures from none other than my own village! (Which shall remain unnamed due to legal purposes.)
The market in my village is generally open from about 6:30am-9:30am, weather pending. Everything is freshly cut/plucked/picked/butchered, and at least one member from every family usually makes a market stop once every morning, making it a very bustling place.
First, there is the entrance, a long, brick-walled alleyway that leads to the back of the market.
And you usually run into someone familiar.
Here we see the parking lot, not free of charge. Many people walk to the market, and some even attempt to drive the bikes or moto's through the market. There must not be any rules against that...
First stop for us upon entering the market, is breakfast.
This, my friends, is Meghan's new enriched baw-baw. (rice porridge) Much healthier than normal baw-baw, and so much tastier, too! It's got rice, egg, squash, morning glory, and just a little bit of meat mixed in there. Meghan got a grant in order to give 3 different baw-baw sellers the start-up costs for selling the enriched stuff, and with enough advertising, hopefully these sellers will make a big profit, and everybody will be eating this nutritious concoction.
After this scrumptious meal, it's time to explore. Next stop is a line of sellers that sell... various goods.
It's an everything store!
Afterwards we have some fruit and vegetables.
Remember, girls and boys, to always wash your veggies before consumption. You never know where they've been!
Next up: Clothes!
Lots of clothes. A little difficult to find any in my size, though. Guess I'm curvier than the average Cambodian.
Then there's the fish. Lots of fish.
These two are sister-in-laws, Voleak's mother and aunt. They were pretty embarrassed to have me taking their picture, but I got it, muahaha.
It's that time of year again, you guessed it, mango season!
So many mangoes, but they're sooo delicious. I wish I could send them to you all.
Speaking of delicious, here's my waffle lady.
Thirteen cent waffles, you can't go wrong.
This, this is durian fruit. Looks funny, smells funny, and tastes terrible. But, Khmer people love it.
Yuck.
Walking out towards the front entrance, you'll see the jewelry and electronics sellers. Here you can buy your cellphone cards, to top-up your balance.
Finally, we walk back to Meghan's house, where I park my bike.
To go along with the market theme, I reviewed fruits and vegetables with my 10th graders last week.
In other news, we finally finished the world map project!!! Pictures to come soon. Promise.
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