Goodbye sleeping on the floor and hello orange hair!

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Good bye India! It has been an incredible 3 months, but it's time for a change. It was such a challenge being in India that long, but the harder the struggle, the sweeter the victory. I am still processing it, but as of right now, I could wait a few years before going back, and if I do, it wont be alone.

Oh but on a side note, my last day in India I went bungie jumping!!! Wow! It was 275 ft over the ganges river up in Rishikesh which is at the base of the Himalayas. I've learned that the scary things in life is basically a mental struggle. So I just didn't think about it and did a perfect jump 😊 Minus the fact I had just eaten lunch and the curry was launched up into the base of my throat, it was such a rush! If you want a natural high that lasts for hours, go jump off a crane.

So I conquered bungie jumping and then my final challenge left in India was to face New Delhi again. It still scared me for some reason, maybe it was because of the girl getting raped and my first experience there wasn't that pleasant. But I'm proud to say, I felt totally okay! It's funny to think back to the first experience in the train station and how freaked out I was. This time, I arrived at 5 am and had to wait till 8am. I just walked over to where the homeless people were sleeping and plunked down on the cement and proceeded to sleep. Nothing quite like waking up to seeing everyone around you packing up their bed and entire belongings and starting the day.

I had my last few hours being stared and ogled at on the plane (which was full of Indian men), walked out into Bangkok and boom, culture shock! Here is a tip, don't go to the nicest mall right after leaving one of the poorest places. As I walked through the mall, I felt the need to put my head in my hands and go into a curled up ball position. It was just too much! Too clean, so organized, so much useless stuff and I was just invisible...Not one person hassled me or harassed me. Either way, I couldn't hardly take it. I've never experienced anything like that before.

So I had the brilliant idea to get my hair cut and dyed. Here is also another tip...if it is a Thai lady who can't speak English and who has blue, red and white hair and orange nails....don't do it! I was thinking, "ah, she looks crazy and her hair is so colorful, she's got to be good at this". Oh and I was bartering the price down....also a bad idea. Anyhow, I'm now walking around with less hair (because she pulled so much of it out. This is NOT a positive thing considering I only have 10 hairs to start with) and an Asian orange hue colored hair. I saw myself in the mirror and am just happy I don't have to look at myself very often. Well, I'll do anything for an experience but I should learn that something's dont need to have a funny story to go along with it. Haha well, it's only hair...So after my mental break down in Bangkok, I got up at 5:30am and caught the bus to Cambodia. What a great decision! I'm now accustomed to chaos and no rules and Cambodia is still underdeveloped enough. I truly am loving it here! The people have been through an absolute nightmare and it is so amazing how happy they still are. Us Westerners have a lot to learn from the "uneducated" people.

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[Theary Kem]

Welcome to Cambodia!
Hi Darci, Thanks for sharing your travel experience from Cambodia and I'm glad you are liking the country! Theary Minnesota, USA