Week one at FLO in visual form . . .

Find Kamehameha.
A beautiful room, but just a little too isolated, so I moved to the Guest House.
Emily from New Jersey yucking it up with the kids.
Watching Tony’s surprise birthday video pour moi. Why is this shot yellow? Because this teacher was thinking about leading the class, not taking a shot! : )
One morning en route to class after a rain. The building? A new dance hall under-construction, almost completed.
Can you see who else came to class? And why is this blue? Ditto.
Friday, “music” day for this class. Everyone wants to be a part of it. : )
Emily with Kate from Atlanta.
Sneaking a peek.
Cameraman Rick
Looking good! Getting ready for the visiting delegates.
Having fun yet?
Peace!
Pamela Young with a star student. Who is Pamela, or Pammie, as Rick calls her? She’s a celebrity from Hawaii and the producer of “Mixed Plate,” Hawaii’s longest running news feature series and winner of 9 Emmy awards.
Watching for the arriving delegates.
Here they are! I spoke to the tall lady; she’s very nice and is from Egypt.
Spy-cam on the two gal-pal-volunteers having some private fun.
One of my students playing with another looking to the right.
The beautiful lass on the left is in my Elementary level class.
They’d been practicing all week!
The movements are very graceful and subtle.
This is how it’s done . . .
The costumes are beautiful!
The boys in the band. Many are in my Intermediate level class.
This is where some of the on-property workers live. A very peaceful lifestyle.
Some of the members of Worldwide Delegations are very, very tall! The woman in red is from Japan and in charge of this particular chapter of the organization. They are one of the two main sponors of FLO.
Welcome! In the past, this particular dance was performed for royalty; its message is to wish the honored guests much prosperity and happiness.
The girls were singing along. Several are in my class.
They did such a good job! Their teachers were very, very proud of them.  Traditional Khmer dance is often referred to as “Apsasa Dance” after one of the most popular clasical dance pieces. FLO is doing its part to ensure that this part of Cambodia’s culture is not lost.
Worldmate Delegations gave each of the children their own bag.
They kids were very appreciative and expressed it to the delegation.
Peace !
See our bags?
Now they’re in formation to meet Rob Hail, founder of eGlobal.
This capable drummer has been teaching two classes of younger students since they’re on “official” school break; he and I are now working together with the students.
Here comes Rob!
The students take this very seriously.
The little boy was found abandoned a year ago; I was told that they weren’t sure if he’d make it. He has! He’s 5-years old.
I’ve been wearing these rubber slippers because when it RAINS, the mud is very deep and my other shoes were getting trashed. My slippers follow their name too closely; these, which I found in my new room, are more independent minded and hold their own better. Why the pix? One of the staff members walked off in them by mistake. When I came out of the office and asked, “Where are my shoes?” everyone laughed. I think the poor guy was a little embarrassed. lol No worries, mate. Easy mistake to make! They thought they looked funny on my feet because they are so big.
And then it came time to lower the flag. This was in the late afternoon before my 5:45 p.m. class.

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