3 years, 8 months, 21 days

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So I'm going to keep this short, but I can't go without acknowledging it. Yesterday I was in Phnom Penh and visited S-21 and The Killing Fields. I knew about Cambodia's tragic history and the genocide long before this trip and arriving in Cambodia, but I wasn't prepared for the emotion that the visit of these two horrible sites inspired in me.

Cambodia very recent history is a harsh reminder of the horrible things we as humans are capable of and how innocent children can be so easily influenced to committ atrocious acts. I wish I could say that hopefully something like the genocide seen in Cambodia will never happen again, but similar atrocities are occuring right now in so many parts of the world.

The visit was a harsh wake-up call as I continue on in my travels. We should never forget what the Cambodian people have been through, and how amazing it that they are so resilient and such beautiful people today.

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Photos

The Child-Soldiers
While these children were responsible for the torture and murders at S-21 and the Killing Fields, they are as much victims of the Khmer Rouge as those they killed.

Bones still being unearthed
Walking through the Killing Fields can be a precarious thing - while the mass graves have been exhumed, bone and skull fragments are still being unearthed all over