Friday, April 04th, 2014
Mira Costa School - The Remembrance of the Past
by Chris Andrews on April 4, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaYesterday I had a very enlightening experience because I was able meet a survivor one of the seven survivors of torture Toulslang Prison. He shared his very scary but interesting story with us of what Khmer Rouge did to him and how he was one of the seven that survived. The way in which he… [Read Full Article]Cambodia Student Trips,Education Travel,Global Community,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Mira Costa Cambodia 2014,Peace Works Travel,Student Spring break program
Friday, April 04th, 2014
Mira Costa School - Photos from Cambodia
Seyha, our host manager, engages the students with an introductory game.Camera work onsite at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh.Girls mimicking the Royal Palace mannequins.Lotus flowerAt the Cambodian Living Arts Workshop. [Read Full Article]Cambodia Student Trips,Education Travel,Global Community,Global Education,Mira Costa Cambodia 2014,Peace Works Travel
Friday, April 04th, 2014
Mira Costa School - The Lone Survivor
by Alex Jarus on April 4, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaDay 2, seriously? We have done so much over the past two days that it feels like we have been here for a week. As like the first day, today was another one full of yin and yang. In the morning we took a short bus ride to Tuol Sleng Prison, a former high school… [Read Full Article]Cambodia Student Trips,Education Travel,Educational travel programs,Global Community,Global Education,Mira Costa Cambodia 2014,Peace Works Travel,Student Spring break program
Friday, April 04th, 2014
Mira Costa School - Day 2: Tuol Sleng Prison
by Mhernandez on April 4, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaThe second day of our trip started with a brisk three mile jog around Monument Park in Phnom Penh. We would need the energy and optimism for our first outing of the day: Tuol Sleng Prison.Left: the inside of Tuol Sleng Prison. Right: Chum May, a survivor of the prison.This secondary school was turned into a… [Read Full Article]Cambodia Student Trips,Education Travel,Educational travel programs,Global Community,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Mira Costa Cambodia 2014,Peace Works Travel
Friday, April 04th, 2014
Mira Costa School - Cambodia: A Place in Pictures
by Max Tullio on April 3, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaThe Lone Rider.The city here is frantic, possessing a sense of urgency that only serves to energize itself. The oblivious bliss of Phonm Phen is mystifying, drawing you in with every successive street corner. Everything thing here seems somehow intimate, like you share a secret with everyone you pass. It’s the faces that connect with… [Read Full Article]Cambodia Student Trips,Education Travel,Educational travel programs,Global Community,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Mira Costa Cambodia 2014,Peace Works Travel