Apartment 1

Life in Cambodia and settling in....

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September 22nd 2011
Has it really only been 4 days since I arrived in Phnom Penh? So much has happened already !!! Settling In One of the first things that all of the volunteers seem to go through, even before the induction, is the panic attacks. Talk to any of them, and they all tell the same story, so I’m feeling pretty normal. Mine hit me at 4am on Monday morning when I woke up and my foe, claustrophobia hit m ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more