Wednesday, April 09th, 2014

Mira Costa School - 3 Days & a Reflection Center

by Alex Jarus on April 9, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaThe morning rush is inevitable, it happens almost every day on this trip but the one 3 days ago was on an even stricter time crunch. That morning we planned on getting up completely packed to leave Phnom Penh so we could fly to Siem Reap, and although most were some weren’t which cost us… [Read Full Article]

Wednesday, April 09th, 2014

Mira Costa School - Pictures from Cambodia 2014

Students at Angkor Wat.Documentary scripting time.Building wheelchairs for landline victims.Sunset at the floating villages.5:00 am can't kill these smiles :)Elephant rides at Bayon temple.Elephant riders.Landmine victim helps us assemble wheelchairs for other amputees. Note the prosthetic leg.Floating villages.Students interview amputee landmine survivor.Foot massages for the girls.Model US airplane dropping cluster bombs.Bayon temple of faces.Temple carvings.Gardens at Metta Karuna Centre. [Read Full Article]

Wednesday, April 09th, 2014

Mira Costa School - Seeds of Change

by Derek Russell on April 8, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaOutside of the busy, jam-packed streets of Phnom Phen lays the Montessori school which we visited today. The owner of the schools also operates the guest house that we’re staying at in order to raise funds in her quest to education the children of Cambodia. The Montessori is made to be self-sustaining, using left over… [Read Full Article]

Wednesday, April 09th, 2014

Mira Costa School - A High School of Horrors

A High School of Horrorsby Scott Schaffer on April 8, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaOver the blaring sounds of a busy city street, the soft mellow tone of a slow afternoon breeze moving through the dark building’s halls can be heard as white pedals fall off the courtyard’s trees. This place is Tuol Sleng, otherwise known as S-21, this place is a former high school… [Read Full Article]

Wednesday, April 09th, 2014

Mira Costa School - Culture Shock

by Joie Anacker on April 8, 2014 in Letters From CambodiaI’m going to skip over the near 20 hours we spent on a plane to arrive in Phnom Penh, because I don’t think anyone wants to relive that; but I must say it was more than worth it.I knew that being here would be different but the streets are literally out of a movie. From… [Read Full Article]