(Family cousin, my younger sisters, Kimvong and Lecheang.)
When my training host family in Takeo told me that they wanted to throw me a going away dinner party I was completey touched, surprised and honored. And when they told me to invite my friends I was even more thrilled. At first I was a little hesitant and shy that they wanted to go all out and do for this me because I didn't want them to go to so much trouble on my behalf but the more I tried to talk them out of it the more they kept pushing the idea that they were going to go ahead and do this. After living with them for two months I realized that once they have their hearts set on doing something than there's no turning back.
Home cooked steaks and pork.
My host dad on the right with his brother and one of his friends having a pre-party before our dinner party.
My family made some delicous curry. It was such a great feast. I'm so happy I got to share it with my family and friends.
Alison, Arnaldo, Socheata and Andrea.
After filling our stomachs my family wanted to keep the party going. The best way they knew how was by dancing. They turned on some Kamar music and started having us dance around in a circle, which is a traditional Kamar way of dancing. Better yet, throw in a chair with a bunch of flowers placed on top of it in the middle of the circle and your set!
Of course there's no shying away and backing down from dancing. In fact, there really is not point. It was so much fun dancing around and my family enjoyed our american input mixed in with the kamar version so much that they started recording us.
After dancing for almost an hour straight my friends were getting ready to head back home. My family wasn't ready for them to leave so in order to keep them from going they put on J Lo's song "Get on the Floor." I can't tell you how popular that song is here and how much the Kamar people love it. But once they played it we were hooked and back on the dance floor.
(My host mother, her sister, my yay, and younger sister.)
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