a compliment

On Thursday night I stayed in Phnom Penh. As Gretch & I came home and entered the front gate of her apartment we were met by half a dozen kids with a dozen arms wanting to give & receive hugs and a dozen legs jumping about excitedly. (I'm told this is a daily event!) I watched for a moment, then started asking the kids some simple questions about themselves. The eldest girl stared at me with a puzzled look on her face. She grabbed Gretchen again and asked, "Is she Khmer?" Oh happy day! Yay for the 12-year-old who wondered if I was one of her own people!