Trip: Cambodia
There are [19] stories from my trip: Cambodia
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 7 Apr 2011 | Views [402]
Now that I'm back in the good ol' USA, I'm really looking forward to being able to vote for American Idol. I don't know how it happened, but somewhere in the midst of Chinese boy bands & watching Khmer covers of Lady Gaga videos in Cambodia, I stumbled ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 7 Apr 2011 | Views [477]
I've been back in the U.S. for a few days now. And it's fairly strange being back actually. For the past month I haven't written much (sorry about that!) because I've been finishing up classes with students, independent work projects, and trying to ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Saturday, 19 Feb 2011 | Views [833] | Comments [2]
While Paris was here visiting, we went on a bunch of
different weekend trips to places throughout Cambodia. One place I wanted to take her to was Sihanoukville ( and yes, I did just have to copy
& past that name in because I can NEVER ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Sunday, 6 Feb 2011 | Views [572]
Fun visa stuff has sent us out of the country again for at
least a few days. This time to
Malaysia! To be completely honest, among
the options, I was least excited about going to Malaysia even though I didn’t
know much about the country at ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Monday, 31 Jan 2011 | Views [559] | Comments [4]
I can't believe it's almost FEBRUARY! I feel like I've kind of been in a time warp, especially with the lack of the winter season completely! I've been here for 3 months now and I'm really surprised at how quickly the time has gone by so far. 3 short ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 12 Jan 2011 | Photo Gallery
Trip to Ancient Temples
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CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 11 Jan 2011 | Views [799] | Comments [4]
One minute I'm completely amazed by certain elements of Cambodian culture, while the next minute I'm gritting my teeth with frustration and annoyance. Not sure what I'm talking about? Here's a little glimpse: Yesterday I saw 5 people packed onto ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 2 Jan 2011 | Views [616]
Just got back from a short little New Year's excursion to an extremely popular tourist spot & well-known city in northern Cambodia called Siem Reap. Ancient temples, including Angkor Wat (built in the 12th century), Bayon, and Ta Phrom (where ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Saturday, 25 Dec 2010 | Views [380] | Comments [1]
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope your Christmas is wonderful, memorable, and surrounded by good things & good people :) I'm thinking of you & sending warm wishes your way (literally...it's about 80 degrees right now). Happy day to you! Enjoy! ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 16 Dec 2010 | Views [554]
Our shuttle van picked us up on Saturday morning, bright and
early!, at 6:30am. The guy who set up
the tickets for us kept reiterating OVER and OVER and OVER that the van would
be there at 6:30 AM, not PM, AM!!! Okay, okay, I get it? I don’t ... Read more >
SINGAPORE | Thursday, 2 Dec 2010 | Photo Gallery
4 day vacation
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CAMBODIA | Monday, 29 Nov 2010 | Views [799] | Comments [2]
When in Cambodia… and you’re traveling with someone who has a passport from Pakistan (or Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, or North Korea, for that matter), it’s not a really brilliant idea to sit down in front of the US Embassy and take pictures for over half ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 28 Nov 2010 | Views [570]
I finally did it!!! I
rode a moto today for the first time! Come on
somebody, give me a gold star! Alright,
alright… I know good and well (and am reminded by others quite often enough)
that I’m a big chicken. I’m okay with
that. ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 24 Nov 2010 | Views [560]
Saturday, Sunday, and Monday were the days of the Water Festival here in Phnom Penh, which is apparently one of the biggest holidays here. The capitol city grows incredibly in size because people from all over the country and provinces come here to ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Saturday, 20 Nov 2010 | Views [506] | Comments [3]
I’m headed into my 3 rd week here in Cambodia, and
it’s been a surprisingly easy transition.
Even my boss sent me a message just the other saying, “I’m really
impressed by how easily you’ve jumped in and transitioned here in Cambodia!” (Okay, ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Friday, 19 Nov 2010 | Views [500]
I've decided to copy and paste one of my own personal journal entries here, in order to provide a more serious look into some of what's going on ... Friday, Nov. 19 th , 2010
It’s Friday morning, a little before 7 a.m., and I’m outside
on ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 10 Nov 2010 | Views [3610] | Comments [3]
Okay, now that I have the pictures back from our traditional Khmer photo shoot, I'll tell you a little bit about it. As I mentioned, I arrived in Phnom Penh late on Saturday night. Then Noman and I went and met up with some of his classmates from ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 9 Nov 2010 | Views [523]
I arrived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia at about midnight on Saturday night, after departing from Charlotte Friday morning, flying through New York City & South Korea, almost losing my carry on bag (how does that even happen?!), almost being bumped off one ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 9 Nov 2010 | Photo Gallery
Around town
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