Today was a long very ingesting day. Started off at 6.30 with a 4 hour bus to the Cambodian border. It's amazing the difference between the 100m walk across, Cambodia is noticeably poorer. Then a 2 hour bus ride to Siem Reap to our hotel for the next 2 nights (it has a pool so I'm happy).
Tonight we went to a school called New Hope in a village which was built in 2011 to replace the "shack" they previously learnt in. It is quite scary how they live but they are all so happy! We were thrown into a classroom at the new school to talk to the kids so they could practice their English (which is amazing by the way). Unfortunately the teacher decided to make us sing which was interesting. 2 of the girls I spoke to, 1 wants to be an English teacher and the other an engineer which I thought was amazing. And for some reason they want to visit Camden market!
This was followed by an awesome meal at the restaurant at the school. Some very interesting foods including cricket, which I thought were epic.
Then back to the hotel for a quick dip in the pool and an early night as we've got a 4.30 start to try and catch the sunrise at Ankor Wat.
Wow what an interesting day you've had. Glad you are getting to experience the local culture. Think I will stick to fish and chips though!
ReplyDeleteWow, school sounds interesting but think I'll stick with your mom and fish and chips, don't fancy eating crickets!
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