Thursday, March 29th, 2012
Historical Hanoi
Santa Barbara students in VietnamDay 7 - HanoiThis morning we woke up in Hanoi, after some failed wake up calls and early morning runs, we finally boarded the bus a little late and sleepy.We drove off past Hoan Kiem Lake where we saw the floating pagoda and the preserved 500 year old turtle, who's 500 year old female mate still… [Read Full Article]PWT Guest Bloggers,Student travelers,Vietnam Student Trips
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
Exploring the Angkor Temples
Laguna Blanca School in Cambodia Days 4 & 5Yesterday we woke up really early to go to Siem Reap. After settling in at our new hoot,l we ventured to the temples. The ones we saw were considered the smaller of the complex, but several were fairly large. These temples reminded me of the ones in Tikal, Guatemala; they were large,… [Read Full Article]Cambodia Student Trips,PWT Guest Bloggers,Student travelers
Wednesday, March 28th, 2012
Traditional Homestay on the Mekong Delta
Santa Barbara students in VietnamDays 4 & 5The home stay for us was a really great experience!We arrived at our home stay late at night to a wonderful dinner and buzzing mosquitos complemented by mosquito nets for the beds. The night we spent there was a fantastic bonding experience, but we woke up with throbbing bites. After we ate breakfast,… [Read Full Article]Global Community,PWT Guest Bloggers,Vietnam Student Trips
Sunday, March 25th, 2012
Cambodia: First Impressions of Phnom Penh
Laguna Blanca School in CambodiaGood evening or perhaps good morning all,First and foremost, please know that your children are happy and safe. They have quickly connected and it has been wonderful to see them care for each other. We have been keeping busy. After shopping yesterday afternoon we let them rest for a bit and then went to dinner. Though some… [Read Full Article]Cambodia Student Trips,PWT Guest Bloggers,Teacher Highlights
Sunday, March 25th, 2012
LAX to Saigon
Santa Barbara students in VietnamWe departed LAX as scheduled and spent the next 14 hours trying to get some sleep. All of us were spread throughout the main cabin, but there were quite a few seats unsold, so most of us got the chance to spread out and occupy multiple seats. Definitely made the sleeping a bit easier. Just ask… [Read Full Article]PWT Guest Bloggers,Teacher Highlights,Vietnam Student Trips