- After 35 hours of travel, I arrived in Phnom Penh on Saturday morning here. (There is a 14 hour difference ahead. As in it was Saturday morning here and Friday night at home) Everything travel and visa wise went extremely smoothly.
- The first day consisted of the MCC staff trying to keep us awake. There are quite a few staff members- 2 country reps- a couple, 1 couple doing other work, 2 reps for SE Asia as a whole- a couple, plus several Cambodian staff. There are also 2 couples in Pre Veng, a city about 2 hours away. We went on a tour of the city by Tuk Tuk (a carriage pulled by a moto (motorcycle))
- Yesterday, we checked out the mall and one of the markets.
- At Wat Phnom, the original buddhist temple in Phnom Penh, we saw monkeys and an elephant.
- So far the four of us SALTers have been out on our own twice. Breakfast this morning and a mid day snack. We're figuring it out slowly but surely.
- I've had delicious Khmer (Cambodian), Chinese, Indian/Bangladeshi, and Western food.
- Today we started our Khmer lessons. Wow. Intense. But I've made some flash cards and its only day one. Its going to take some serious work though!
- Monsoons are awesome. The sky just opens up all of a sudden and it gets cool. The weather has been hot, but then in the evening it rains and everything cools off. The hottest season is March/April. But right now the weather is pretty great (meaning that it gets down to like 78!)
- I'm having a good time overall. There have been a few overwhelming moments, but it is definitely a take it step by step, day by day sort of thing. Who would have thought I would be here doing this? Its really pretty amazing.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Arrival in Phnom Penh
Highlights in Phnom Penh thus far:
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I have a special request. Can you record yourself learning Cambodian? Or speaking it to someone? I want to see you at the beginning (hilarious) stage and end (impressive) stage. :D
ReplyDeleteI'll see what I can do about that soon. It is pretty hilarious. Check facebook.
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