a little something each day while i'm away

Sunday, July 17, 2011

another temple...

There are Buddhist temples everywhere you look in Cambodia. Luckily, the monks who reside there are very welcoming to guests who want to take a look around. It is unbelievable that there are so many ornate buildings in even the smallest of villages.

Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat is one of the Seven Wonders of the World and it is definitely worthy of being on that list! I was able to go view the sun rise at this amazing temple. I didn't stay to explore the grounds further but I will be back in 2 weeks and can't wait to see more!

service in L'Peak

Three of my students teaching a lesson on body parts in English! They did so great and the Khmer kids loved it!

Some Khmer students enjoying the picnic table and bench set that the Rustic students donated as part of their service project of improving the school buildings and yard.

the beauty of biking

Rustic Pathways purchased bikes for us to explore L'Peak with and I'm sure glad they did because there we had many amazing rides!

Sunrise

My co-worker Patrick got off his bike one morning to help these men move their very heavy looking boat from one lake to another, which are separated by a dirt road.

They sure got a kick out of a barrang (Westerner) helping them out!

painting in L'Peak

One of the school buildings before cleaning:

During cleaning:

Painting!

I forgot to take a picture of the finished product but I will be out in L'Peak again in a few days and will take many. Isn't the paint color I picked beautiful?

Children of L'Peak

For our community service projects we spent 6 days in a village named L'Peak in Kampong Cham province and these are some of the kids that followed us around all day wanting to play, screaming "Hello!"and after hearing us talk for a while picking up on the phrase "Oh my God!"

Here are some of the shots they got when I gave them my camera:

tiny toones

Tiny Toones was one of the NGOs that I visited with the students. They help street kids by giving them a safe place to come learn English, take Khmer classes and express themselves through break dancing. They also have a strict no-drug policy which encourages the kids to stay clean so they can be a part of this amazing group.