Short recap of Day 1

It’s actually 4:20 AM on Day 2, and we are about to go to Angkor Wat for the sunrise–this will be gorgeous, and I will have a lot more to say about the place once I have successfully conquered my jet lag.  This very stiff cup of coffee I am drinking will help, but the time schedule is short.  Our guide arrives in 20 minutes–Sandu, the oldest of 9 children, born to parents forced to marry by the Khmer (more later on Sandu as well).  Yesterday we spent the afternoon with Cambodian children at the Journeys Within Community–they offer free art classes on Sunday afternoon to children who live in a nearby shantytown.  Lots of kids showed up, and they loved playing with Delaney and Kendall.  I was probably more the photographer, and I will try to post some photos of the day.  We painted recycled plastic cups and planted flowers in them for Navine, their very lovely and very young teacher, who taught a lesson on caring for the environment.  Five-year-old Fong was the most talented hula-hooper in the bunch and pleased to show us his hula skills! In the evening, we went by tuk-tuk to the main part of town for dinner.  Kendall has been the best food selector by far (variations on delicious fried rices), although my coconut chicken curry at lunch (actually served in a large coconut) was also quite tasty.  Delaney has probably been the bravest orderer, with pretty good results as well.  We took a stroll through the night market and will no doubt need to try it again, since we were all hot and exhausted.  We are all having a wonderful time–the people are friendly and helpful–the children are beautiful.  More later.

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  1. Nana and Papa's avatar Nana and Papa says:

    We are totally enjoying your posts!!!!!

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