Lots of news!

It's been crazy lately and I haven't had a chance to write but lots has been going on with Kimsray!

** For one, she graduated from vocational school!! Kimsray is amazing and actually graduated second in her class! The grad was awesome, there were dancers and even a fashion show. I tried to take video but I got so into it that I kept forgetting to turn it on at the good parts!

Here are some pictures of the ceremony:

Kimsray with her diploma!

Kimsray's class singing at the ceremony.

Kimsray giving a speech.

Kimsray's class with their diplomas.

** Kimsray found an amazing tutor who usual charges astronomical fees to tutor people for the SAT but agreed to tutor Kimsray for free!! Kimsray has been reading and studying the SAT books she bought and now she'll have an actual tutor to help her achieve her goal.

** Kimsray also found free TOEFL classes that she's now attending on the weekends. A local NGO here in Phnom Penh teaches the courses and it's an amazing opportunity for her to learn how to pass the exam. These courses and tutors are also such a huge relief to both of us because now we know that she can keep studying even after I leave Cambodia!

** The latest news is super exciting, my amazing friend Xan from back home has decided to join the 2009 Big Shoulders Swim in Chicago on September 12 and to use it to raise money for Kimsray! Personally, I think she's a little insane, the swim is a 2.5km race in the (as she puts it) "super choppy, 65 degree water of Lake Michigan". Xan is incredible and she's hoping that her friends will donate to the cause to help add to Kimsray's College Fund! I'll be adding more updates and pictures from the event as they happen!

Thanks to everyone who has been supporting us and sending in money. We're a long way from our goal (I'm trying to figure out where to find one of those little fundraising widgets!) but we're getting there slowly but surely.

Thanks so much!
kat & kimsray