Cambodian Mail Service

I have been in Cambodia for over 9 months now and just yesterday received my very first piece of mail. Every day I check my mail box, hoping to find something from my family or friends, but until yesterday there has never been anything in it. I know that my family sent me a Christmas card nearly 6 months ago and that a friend sent me a letter a few months ago, but yesterday I received my first letter from a friend in Phoenix. It was postmarked on my birthday and so it only took 1 1/2 months to get here. That is actually pretty remarkable considering that there is only one post office to serve the entire country of Cambodia. And the addresses are notoriously difficult to decipher and do not always make sense. For example, three houses in a row may be numbered: 3, 9, 5. But yesterday I received the high school graduation announcement and pictures from my friend, Robin, for her daughter, Skylar. I almost didn't know what to do. It made me so happy to handle an actual letter for the first time in nearly a year. I felt like I should frame it. But this morning, my business partner, Neth, saw it on my desk and asked what it was. He seemed curious about it and so I opened it. Thank you Robin! Way to go Cambodian Postal Service!