2008 Blogs

Greetings from Cambodia

06/04/2009

I'm writing tonight from the business center of my hotel in Siem Reap, Cambodia, so this will be short.  I hope to write a longer posting Saturday evening when I am back in Ho Chi Minh City.  As you know, I am visiting Angkor Wat, and have had a fabulous two days visiting temples.  It is such an amazing place and it will be difficult to capture it's magic with mere words (so I will upload some pictures at my first opportunity).

 

Today my driver took me noth of Siem Reap, where I saw many farms and had the opportunity to visit a primary school.  Everywhere I went, except at the primary school, children are trying to sell things.  There is a large Children's Hospital in Siem Reap where approximately 350 children are seen each day, free of charge.  If I understand correctly, Siem Reap also has one of two maternity hospitals in the nation. 

There is so much I want to share with you about what I've seen in Cambodia, but it will have to wait.

 

I'm flying to China on Sunday June 7, and may not be able to write in my blog while there.  If you are following the news, you'll see that the government has blocked things like Facebook, Twitter, and Hotmail.   If I can't post while in China, I promise to update you after my return to the States on the 21st.