Monday, November 9, 2009

Cambodia...tragically beautiful

So....day 2 of traveling in southeast asia. Feels like a lot longer already. So I am pretty blown away by Cambodia. Makes me realize how very little I knew about Cambodia before coming here. There architecture, language written & spoken, the food, etc....all surprised me. !!!
And I love it all. Christina, Megan & I are currently in a beach town called Sihanokville (spelling?). We had a full meal for the 3 of us for $5.50. Megan's beers are $0.25! Crazy cheap! Unreal! Yesterday we were in Phnom Pehn & it was pretty incredible. We went to the Killing Fields which blew my mind away, tragically sad. And the fact that it all happened not long ago is mind boggeling! I realized how much I DIDN'T learn about the Cambodian Genocide in school. It's really sad that much of the world doesn't even know who Pol Pot is & that the genocide even took place. I left yesterday feeling a bit nauseous. It was very disturbing. Everyone should go there sometime in their lifetime.
So we're gonna relax here tomorrow & then head out to Siem Reap to Angkor, super stoked about that. Then....off to Thailand! SWEET! Oh, & I may be meeting up with Travis Knight, a friend from college! So, all is good. Loving it here so far! More later! LOVE YA




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