Wednesday, April 09th, 2014

Mira Costa School - A High School of Horrors

A High School of Horrorsby Scott Schaffer on April 8, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaOver the blaring sounds of a busy city street, the soft mellow tone of a slow afternoon breeze moving through the dark building’s halls can be heard as white pedals fall off the courtyard’s trees. This place is Tuol Sleng, otherwise known as S-21, this place is a former high school… [Read Full Article]

Wednesday, April 09th, 2014

Mira Costa School - Culture Shock

by Joie Anacker on April 8, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaI’m going to skip over the near 20 hours we spent on a plane to arrive in Phnom Penh, because I don’t think anyone wants to relive that; but I must say it was more than worth it.I knew that being here would be different but the streets are literally out of a movie. From… [Read Full Article]

Wednesday, April 09th, 2014

Mira Costa School - Cambodia: A Place in Pictures II

by Max Tullio on April 8, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaMy last post on here was a series of black and white photographs of the faces of Cambodia. My style of photography is usually that approach, and as of late I have photographed almost 200 different faces since we have been here. No doubt this will lead to a great show or series of some… [Read Full Article]

Wednesday, April 09th, 2014

Mira Costa School - Body, Mind and Spirit

by Logan Fields on April 8, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaI’m not a religious guy. I don’t believe in god. I feel silly doing my jewish stuff and all. Yet, I really felt something almost magical when listening to the Shmote with the lighting of the incense was one of the most powerful experiences i’ve felt so far. I almost could visualize the souls of… [Read Full Article]

Tuesday, April 08th, 2014

Mira Costa School - Surface of Cambodia

by Jennifer Marer on April 8, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaIn Cambodia, a thing that you really have to understand is that you actually can’t judge a book by its cover.The first example is the second we stepped off the bus to get to the hotel.Just walking down the street of our hotel, we see Cambodians, sleeping and begging at one in the morning. Which… [Read Full Article]