Hello from Cambodia

I arrived in Cambodia around 7pm Saturday. My cousin and I took a mini walking tour of the area and came back to our guesthouse to shower and rest. My routine thus far has been vigorous. I wake up around 5-6 latest 7 every morning, have breakfast and tour or run errands daily. I come back to my aunt’s house in Vietnam or the guesthouse in Cambodia to take an afternoon nap, shower about 3-5 times daily and finish off my night around 9, 10 latest. On my trip to Cambodia, I got held back at the border (go figure!) because my visa was not attached to my passport and it was required for my passage into Cambodia. I had to stay behind and wait two hours until the next tour bus came. Finally set sail and crossed a ferry across the Mekong River. The site of the Cambodian country side is amazing.

We finally start education training tomorrow. Cambodia is currently celebrating a festival and our coordinator tells us that the major cities typically becomes a little desserted because everyone is spending time with their families in the country and attending temple ceremonies.

I am a bit tired by now. The internet connection here is extremely too slow for me to upload my massive gallery of pictures so a few will just have to do for now.

October 1, 2008..

I’m writing these posts a little backwards. Since I have the opportunity to post my most recent pictures, i’ll take some time doing that now and catching up on everything else once the ball starts rolling in Vietnam. Cambodian holiday is now over and school is back in session but the streets are still as crowded as I thought it would be.

We thought a typhoon was coming, there was a gust of strong winds hereand a hurricane warning for Taiwan and parts of southeast Asia. Nothing too extreme for us here in Phnom Penh besides the usual rain. It’s actually helped with the humidity and extreme heat.

My classmates and cousin at the end and a photo of class in session. Time to head back.