Tuesday, April 08th, 2014

Mira Costa School - The Lost Temple

by Chris Andrews on April 8, 2014 in Letters From Cambodia Yesterday started out at 4 in the morning.  We were to go to a Buddhist temple and experience the sunrise.  When we arrived to my surprise there were throngs of people even at 5 in the morning.  But it was completely worth it seeing the beautiful sunrise over the temple.  After the sunrise we… [Read Full Article]

Tuesday, April 08th, 2014

Mira Costa School - New Day, New Places

by Chris Andrews on April 8, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaMonday was a day of travel to Siem Reap, but what we did get to experience the Russian markets. We visited two, one that was in Phnom Penh and the other in Siem Reap. As we walked through the Phonm Penh Russian market I experienced a wide variety of smells form all the different types… [Read Full Article]

Tuesday, April 08th, 2014

Mira Costa School - The Happiness is Present

by Chris Andrews on April 8, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaOn Saturday we had the opportunity in visiting a school in the out skirts of Phonm Penh. As we were driving on the dirt road to the school not expecting anything we turned the corner and there before us was a school in the trees.  It was really beautiful what they could create out of… [Read Full Article]

Monday, April 07th, 2014

Mira Costa School - Day 6 - Angkor Wat

by Mhernandez on April 7, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaBuddhist altars are still actively used by monks and the general public.A symbol of Cambodia and source of national pride is the Angkor Wat temple complex.  This United Nations World Heritage Site was built in the 9th century and restored by the French in the early 1900′s as it had been completely enveloped by the jungle.  Originally built… [Read Full Article]

Monday, April 07th, 2014

Westridge School - Vietnam 2014 - April 5th

Waking up to roosters screaming or bats flying while you're under a mosquito net is quite an experience. But it is a great taste of what life is like here. After getting up we headed to breakfast around the corner from our rooms and had eggs and french rolls, evidence of the former French occupation in Vietnam. Then we got… [Read Full Article]