CAMBODIA

Cambodia was great! On Sept 28 I took a plane to Phnom Penh and was greeted warmly by a friend of my grandpas and her adorable daughter Mia who is 7. They even got us flower lais! We stayed at a lovely hotel but it had a insect problem. Bug bites galore. We also went to a great little place called the riverside bistro that had a live band. Also for the first time I left the hotel by myself! I got a tuk tuk, the main source of transportation, and went for a ride along the river and got something to eat. This may seem easy but it is hard to go out on your own in a place you aren't familiar with where you don't speak the language.
Mia liked to swim so we went swimming often. Her smaller cousin Pizza also came with us. It was poolside where I had my first mixed drink! Sex on the beach was the only drink in English so I blindly chose that.
One of my favorite parts about Cambodia is all the temples we went to. In the temples were monks who would bless you and grant prayers. It was a very strange ritual but also interesting.
On October 3 we took a short flight to Siem Reap in order to see the Ankor Wat. This is a park with a collection of very old crumbling Wats. It was more of a hike than anything but the views were amazing.

When we got back to Thailand much of it was flooded so Ai and I went to a shelter and helped move water, fold, sort and distribute clothing and a few other things. The shelter was a school and the entire gym was filled with homeless people trying to sleep. It was very sad but there were lots of young people there volunteering their time to help out.
FINALLY we are done recapping! Currently I am taking a break from packing a small suitcase to go to Australia tomorrow at 5am! WHOO! I won't get there until 9pm so I have a long day ahead of me. Alright, thanks for reading!