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February 22, 2007
Come to Cambodia
Cambodia is, without a doubt, an amazing country. From the temples of Ankor Wat to the Killing Fields, there are so many unmissable things to see. The biggest highlight for me here though has to be the people. Spending time to get to know some of them has been fasinating, and knowing what they've been through and still go through day by day makes their friendly happy attitudes seem so much more amazing.
Cambodia is getting more touristy day by day, but it still retains it's charms. The streets are covered in rubbish and the river is absolutely disgusting (I think a lot of raw sewage goes straight out in to it) but it's easy to see past these things.
The roads here are crazy. You take your life in your hands by going on them. On our daily ride back from school, we rode through a big market and there were vehicles coming at us from every direction. Cambodians have a habit of going on the wrong side of the road, just because they don't want to have to cross over. You also see so amazing sights on the roads, and I now truly believe there are no limits to what you can fit on the back of a moped. You often see pigs, at first we thought they were dead pigs, but they're actually still alive. They are given rice wine until they pass out and so can be transported on the moped (I've seen three pigs on one bike!)
I would recommend to everyone to come to Cambodia, whether it's for a few weeks or longer. There are also loads of charities that operate here that are involved with schools, hospital and other training programmes.
The charity we've worked with are SCC - Schools for Children of Cambodia. Every penny goes to the children. Anyone interested can take a look
www.sccambodia.org
Posted by admins at February 22, 2007 4:09 AM