I'll be flying out this afternoon and, after stops in Taipei and Bangkok, I'll arrive in Cambodia at about 9am. There I'll visit a sponsored school a
Category: Southeast Asia
“Kill all the poor people”
Don't worry about my title, I haven't become a serial killer. I landed in Cambodia safely after three exhausting days of flying... okay, I exaggerate
Temples and more temples
So, Cambodia is probably most famous for Angkor Wat, which is a Hindu temple and one of the new "7 wonders of the world". (Although to us non-Hindu an
Cambodia pictures
Here's some of the pictures I took in Cambodia... I'm in Bangkok now and will try to write more tonight, but we're just about out the door to go see s
Bangkok/CCS so far
I've been in Bangkok now for 2 full days and so far we've been doing orientation. We had a general overview of Thai culture, plus a lesson the Thai
Volunteering
So, volunteering so far... I'm working at a daycare center in a poor area of Bangkok. Most of the people in the area are day laborers, and sinc
Pictures of Bangkok so far
Here are some photos of Wat Arun:[gallery type='flickr' user_id='21752863@N05' view='photos' tags='WatArun' tag_mode='any' sort='interestingness-desc'
Getting to know Bangkok
So, when we're not volunteering, most afternoons they take us out to see different parts of Bangkok. It's weird, because where we're staying is very
Floating Market and Tiger Temple
So, I made it back, with all my limbs attached even. I did get scratched by a tiger, but it's only small scratch and won't leave a scar, which is a
Market+Volunteering Continues
Last night we went to a flower market that ended up also being a fruit, vegetable and bug market. Yes, bugs. To eat. I didn't have any, but some