Jeep rip soah! This was definately an overwhelming day. Jim took me to the Cheoung Ek killing fields, about 15 km south of Phnom Penh. It was a very surreal place, luckily I was there early so there were no other tourists, but the sunshine and butterflies made it hard to comprehend the terror of the place. Cheoung Ek is where the Khmer Rouge took people to kill and dispose of. [I didn't take any photos there, it was too much. I can never bring myself to take photos in churches, no matter how touristy and Roman. This was worse, so [View Full Entry]

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Jeem rip soah! I am at the school Anisa works at, sitting in the middle of her classroom surrounded by 7th graders. I feel right at home. To my left a student is listening to Vanilla Ice and to the right there's Bob Marley. Anisa teaches computer lab and since school's almost out for summer the students are not really doing any work. They're 7th graders, just like the ones I taught in Boise. This morning after Anisa left for school I took a walk around her neighborhood and stopped by the Russian Market. I still don't know what's Russian about [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everybody, Anisa promised me my first lesson in Cambodian when I get back to the apartment, so hopefully I will at least be able to say Hello in Khmer for my next entry. My flights were very calm and uneventful and Anisa managed to skip out of school during lunch to pick me up at the airport in the school's van. I am at the internet "cafe" about two blocks from her apartment. It's a very nice apartment, though a little stuffy in the heat. As expected it is very hot and humid here, though not unbearable. We'll see if [View Full Entry]

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Hello Everybody, This is a trial run for my blog. If you don't want to be on the list, or know of somebody who should be added, please email me and let me know. I am currently at my aunt and uncle's house in Seattle, trying to get the last few things taken care of. I spent a wonderful weekend with them and my cousins and grandma at my aunt's lake house. In another twelve house I will be at the airport, ready to board the plane for Cambodia. Actually, I'll be going to Taipei, where hopefully I will be able [View Full Entry]

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