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]

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]