Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
Francis Parker Exploring South East Asia
Tuesday, Feb. 17: Reflections on Cambodian Fortitude: Reconciling a Painful Past and a Moment of Bliss She is dressed like an ordinary young woman, albeit a glamorous one, wearing a professional-looking red dress and blazer. Suddenly, her face twists into an expression of intense grief as she opens her mouth to smote, or sing a funeral song. The high notes… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,education travel programs,education travel tours,Francis Parker Vietnam - Cambodia 2015,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Student travelers,War
Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
Francis Parker Exploring South East Asia
Monday, Feb. 16: Seeing Phnom Penh We began our second day in Phnom Penh with a guided tour of the Royal Palace, the home and residence of the current King of Cambodia. As we split into two groups, our respective tour guides walked us through the palace grounds, sharing with us the history of the monarchy in Cambodia. Although the… [Read Full Article]Education Travel,Francis Parker Vietnam - Cambodia 2015,Live Learn Travel,PWT Guest Bloggers,Student travelers,Vietnam Student Trips
Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
Francis Parker Exploring South East Asia
Sunday, Feb. 15: One Foot in the Past, One in the Future "If you put one foot in the past and one in the future, you pee on today," Yut, our tour guide in Siem Reap, reminded us with his spread-out stance. Although seemingly far from profound and even silly, we've seen this Buddhist sentiment reiterated throughout our several days… [Read Full Article]Arts and Culture,Cambodia Student Trips,Education Travel,education travel programs,education travel tours,Francis Parker Vietnam - Cambodia 2015,PWT Guest Bloggers
Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
Francis Parker Exploring Southeast Asia
Saturday, Feb.14: Witnessing the Realities of Cambodia Our group awoke at around 6:30 to have our first breakfast at the Metta Karuna Center. We shared a buffet-style meal, with baguettes, assorted jams, bannanas and packaged ramen soup. After we all stuffed ourselves with food, we hopped on a bus headed for Banteay Srei, an old temple of almost a thousand… [Read Full Article]Arts and Culture,Cambodia Student Trips,Education Travel,Francis Parker Vietnam - Cambodia 2015,Global Community,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Peace Works Travel Upcoming Trips,Student Spring break program,Student travelers
Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
Francis Parker Exploring Southeast Asia
Wednesday, Feb. 11: A Country of Opposites Vietnam is a country of opposites. From order to chaos, from communism to captialism, and from old to new. Today, we explored these seemingly incompatible worlds. Walking in a single-file line through the covered corridor at Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, it seemed as if we faced a new guard at every step. Despite… [Read Full Article]Cambodia Student Trips,Education Travel,Educational travel programs,Francis Parker Vietnam - Cambodia 2015,Global Community,Global Education,Live Learn Travel,Peace Works Travel Upcoming Trips,Student Spring break program