Moto horns, stomach gurgles and white rice.

Back in Cambodia. Back to the heat, back to the wonder, back to the early mornings and dog-filled streets. Back to warm showers without a hot water heater, back to not being able to drink from the tap and wondering if our meal will come back to dominate us. Back to stomach aches, the "Cambodias" as we call the constant gurgling of our bellies. Back to white rice, always. Back to the motos, and horns and close calls and video-game driving. Back to the dust and rain and dusty-rain.

Back to a place where need is so abundant and meeting that need is so simple. Back to a place that we love, a place that is really our home and really where we want to be.

We have felt somewhat odd over the past few days. People who have lived here a long time call it being "chameleon-y." Meaning that we were able to dive right back into a place that, though our home for two years, is still so foreign. Having conversations in Khmer, knowing where to shop, eat and rest. Knowing which temperature on our air-con unit that will make us sleep well and what hour to turn on the TV to watch the American team compete in England while we cheer in Asia at just the right time. We know all of this, and we love it.

This is not to say that we have forgotten about America. Far from it, but it is incredible how people can be so good at living in two worlds. We have a life here now, a home, a community and connections. We know the right woman to buy our eggs from, the number of calories to eat in order to not crash in the afternoon heat and what someone from America is capable of doing in Cambodia in a 24-hour day - which turns out to be not a whole lot.

All of this goes to show our emotions right now. We left America, tearfully and nervously but we landed in Cambodia with excitement and comfort. We are happy to be back, excited and energized. We love and appreciate all of the people we saw in America, the people who supported us, housed us, fed us or those who generously did all of the above.

We are back. Happy and healthy. Ready to start another year of learning, serving, laughing at our life and at the differences we have with our Cambodian friends. Ready to wake up early and get home late. Ready or not, here we go.