Friday, April 4, 2014
Mira Costa School - First Day, First Experience
by Derek Russell on April 3, 2014 in Letters From Cambodia, Uncategorized
After countless hours of flying, traveling, and waiting we finally reached our destination, Cambodia. The first second we walked out the doors it was a complete culture shock. From the humidity, to the hazy atmosphere, everything was different. The cities are filled with life, filled with people everywhere. There are surprising less cars, as most the locals travel on motor bikes.
We spend our first day traveling to the royal palace, getting a tour of the area. This tour was a good introduction to the deep history of Cambodia. After touring the palace grounds we traveling to a Daughters of Cambodia operations center. Daughters of Cambodia works to take girls in the human trafficking business and give them opportunities and skills to get out of this line of work. We spoke to the leaders of this N.G.O and learned about their history and plans for the future. Afterwards we traveled to the Creative Arts Center where we learned about historical Cambodian instruments and their meaning. We even learned how to play some of the instruments. Afterwards we learned about Cambodian dance for the approaching Cambodian New Year. After a full day, I can’t wait for the rest of the upcoming week.
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