Hospitals, Rain, and Baking!

Sorry for not posting last week. We had a  super quick trip to Battambong Saturday-Sunday.  There's a video showing the trip back. It's not good quality but at least it gives you a little flavor for the country. 

So, some of you saw on facebook, but I had a scary little run to the hospital on Wednesday morning. I woke up around 4:30 am with extremely, extremely, severe stomach pain. It was sharp and everywhere. I'm not kidding when I say I honestly have never been in so much pain in my life. I called mom and dad to come down because I couldn't move. They then took me to the hospital. It was kind of neat because before, the guard helped dad give me a blessing. It helped me calm down a little bit. Once we were at the hospital they gave me an IV to get some pain medication going. They were Khmer doctors so I could barely understand their english and I felt half delirious from pain, so I probably didn't tell them very well what I was feeling. I now understand what people mean when they say they passed out from pain. I nearly did. They also did an ultrasound, all this time the pain medication was not working. They finally gave me some different pain stuff and finally that worked. So the results? Nothing. They didn't find anything wrong on the ultrasound. They did say I have a kidney infection, but that had nothing to do with my stomach. One doctor thinks it's an ulcer, but we don't know because I was tested negative for ulcers at home. Mom and I think it was an extreme case of the bubbles. She's always told me growing up that people go to the ER because of bubbles, and now I believe her 100%. That's a long description, sorry. Everything is pretty good now (other than my usual stomach pain).

Ok, on to happier things! Saturday night mom, dad, and I went out to dinner at the "Titanic" restaraunt. It's sits right next to/on the river. It's a really gorgeous restaurant. I got Khmer Chicken Curry, which is so yummy! 

After that we went to the night market across the street. It's a fun atmosphere, and nice because it's in the "fresh" air! We didn't stay too long, but I fully intend on going back sometime.

They had tarps over some of the isles. Needless to say, dad did not go in.

After that we went to an adorable ice cream shop called "Toto". The name itself describes the place. It's very bright, all in white, and a very European atmosphere. Unfortunately they didn't have mangoes and sticky rice available right now for me, but mom and dad liked the ice cream.

BAKING!!!

I'm happy to say, I still have been baking up a storm over here! I was worried I wouldn't be able to, but that's nonsense! Last week I made really yummy banana chocolate chip cookies. 

Friday, I made tart, but yummy Avocado Lime Coconut  Ice Cream.

Yesterday, I spent the morning making granola! I made
Peanut Butter Granola as well as granola that turned into Muesli!