Day 10

Today was a little sad for all of us I think. We were all thinking how sad we were going to be to leave them tomorrow, we've become so attached. I love all of them and today I was playing this game at the end with Reit, Pon  (another one of my favorites), and Nina. We were sort of playing 2 on 2 basket ball with no hoops, just like a competition over the ball. It was a blast more and more people started playing, it was such a good feeling, the hot tiles on your feet! Today was a couple of other volunteers last day here and so we had a "party" and it was pretty cute to see all the "gangsta" kids dancing like their eminem or something, HILARIOUS! I just love them, they steal our sunglasses and were em around all day they were so funny acting like little eminems. In the "gangsta" group there's Tong, Reit and some more people but I don't know their names. I always make fun of Reit, I say "Reit, pull your pants up!" and he just starts laughing and sometimes he sticks his tongue out and then laughs and walks away, ah I love that kid. 2 people made me bracelets with his name on it I was like "Um thank you I love it, I guess?" I dont know if we will be writing on the weekend so I'm going to tell you what we're doing. First on Saturday morning we are going to have a tour guide pick us up at the Tatoo Guesthouse and then we will have a 5 or 6 hour drive to Seim Reip, I dont think I spelled that right but it's ok. In Seim Reip we will go to the floating village which is a village on boats over the water, we will stay up late and then watch the sun set. The next morning we are getting up early to watch the sun rise and then we are going to Anchorwat. We will be there until 3 o'clock and then we are going to leave and go to the airport! I am excited to go back to America but I will miss the kids a lot! I wish I could bring them to America! I say to the ones I like the most "We go to America, I take you and we have a better life!" They just laugh and say "Yes I go to America!" All done!

Day 9

Today was a good day. We followed our regular schedule we went to the orphanage, then to the sports club then back and now here! Yesterday I had a good time, the kids all seemed a little bit out of it to me but maybe that's just me, I dont know. I love how at the  orphanage, there are the little groups. There is the group of boys who think they're really BA and the wear their pants all low and think they're super good at everything. I love that group, they're hilarious, I cant tell if they do it for fun or because they really think they're super cool. Then there are all these groups of like 3 girls and they all chase around the BA kids and they fight a lot, so cute! And then there's all the little kids, they all are very moody, one minute happy and giggling, the next minute they're all mad, and act like their too cool. I love being with all of them. Well, more tomorrow!!

Day 8

Today was another fabulous day. We all woke up and we went to all different places looking for fruits, vegetables, and a few other things and then we got to the orphanage around 9 or 9:30 would be my guess. Today was our cleaning day so we cleaned everything, it took a lot less time than I thought it would, and that was only the girls in the morning. Then we took a lunch break, went to the sports club and I fell asleep on a chair and got a burn, I love getting sunburned, unless it's really bad. We went back to the orphanage after that and we cleaned the boys area which took I think a little longer than it did to clean the girls. It was a blast, all the boys completely stripped down to their underwear and and they were sliding all over the place, having the time of their lives. After that we went to the Russian market to get some things that we ordered. And by the way Kim is all better now, it's weird, in Cambodia kids just get doses of fevers that last a day or 2 and then they go away, not like in the US where you usually only get fevers if you're sick. Now we are here and we only have 4 more days I think, maybe 5 at the orphanage :(. I love the kids in the orphanage they are the sweetest. My favorites are Kea, Tira, Witchia, Tong, Long, Reit, Pon, and Kin, lots of others too. You can't adopt children in Cambodia unless you're married and you live in Cambodia, weird. But if I could adopt these kids, I would probably have around 15 to 20 kids. They are just amazing kids, so giving, always want to be able to share whatever they have with you. Well more tomorrow!

Day 6

Today was our "chill" day. It was a nice day, we went to the killing fields of the Khmer Rouge which was very sad. The Khmer Rouge was sorta like a mini Holocaust except the people who's lives it effected are still here today. Our tour guide was the only one in his family who survived it so it was just sad to know that people who were victims are still walking on these streets today. And then we went to the National Museum and we walked around, looked at all the beautiful art and then we took pictures by the awesome fish ponds. Ms. G and Anna were doing yoga poses and they almost fell in, funny. More tomorrow!

Day 7

Today was another great day. I love going to the orphanage and then just being there with the kids. So first we all woke up and then we went and drove in the tuk tuk to the farm thing and we looked at the pigs and we watched jack torture the chickens and pigs. The pigs are really cute, we still have to get more though. Then we went to the orphanage and had a great time. Ms. G tried to teach them yoga and they were really good, it was one of the most hilarious things I've ever seen. After that Me and Tabor and Kea and Reit and lots of other kids played games, like we threw a Frisbee, and they taught us a game kinda like hot potato where you needed to get faster but whoever dropped it first lost. We had a fun time and then we went to the sports club and I sat around, had fried rice and 2 amazing pineapple smoothies. Then we went back to the orphanage and the place is almost deserted, there's like 3 kids we can see. So we all sat and watched a little girl named Tira sleep and then all the kids come out and we all just hung out and had a nice time. After that we went to the Russian market to try and get something we asked for, and they didn't have it ready so we left, and then we came here. Tira is one of the cutest little girls you will ever meet, she always has a smile on her face, and she ALWAYS wants to be held. I love her she's adorable. Sreykim got sick today and was burning up so we were trying to make her down liquids but we couldn't tell if she was drinking them or not. One thing that for me personally is really disturbing for some reason is that people in Cambodia don't really have cups and so people here drink their drinks out of plastic bags, and its not gross or anything I just don't like the way it seems in my mind what they're doing.

Day 5

Today has been a great day so far, except I got sunbured especially on my arms and neck, I need to get burnt anyways. We woke up and I got scrambled eggs as usual and then we went to the orphanage for a couple of hours and we left, worked on the farm, finished the coop, and then we went back to the orphanage and we played with the kids then we came here. I also just found out today that in Cambodia when you turn 18 you can do whatever, get a job, drive a car without any tests, and so on. Cambodia is very different from America. America typically has only a few smells, and Cambodia has many. Some are not so nice. The kids at the orphanage are so cute. Its sometimes hard though not to get frustrated when you need something and they have absolutely no idea what your talking about. I especially like this boy and he's 11 or 12 and his name is Kea. He is adorable he doesn't speak much english but he likes it when you put your arm around his shoulder. He just wants to be close to you. This girl her name is Shrykin and she doesn't speak much english either but she's beautiful, she is just gorgeous and she's 11. Sometimes you forget to treat them like they're your age because they look like they're like 9. The people in Cambodia arent like anorexic they just are all very short. Coming to Cambodia really makes you appreciate some things like water, air conditioning, no humidity, computers, friends, parents, siblings, cars, school, food, and the list could still go on. Lisamarie said that tomorrow we are just going to have a "chill" day so I'll put more tomorrow!

Day 4

Today we woke up, and then we went to the Russian market to get meat for the kids and i swear, i almost puked! Then, we went to the internet place to try and get a hold of our parents, but no luck for me. After that we went to the orphanage for 4 hours and we played games and did puzzles and things like that. Then we went on a city tour around the city we looked at all the beautiful places and in a way they all look the same, they have all these little swirly golden type of thinga at the edge of roof tops. Now we are here. It is really hard to be here because I miss America a lot. I will be back soon and am enjoying my time here.

Day 3

Today we went to the orphanage and we played with the kids for a long time, after that we went to the VIP sports club again and ate, got some smoothies, and sat in the sun. Then, we drove down to their mini farm and we took apart their old chicken coop, when we were halfway done putting up a new one for them, we ran out of wire to keep it together. So tomorrow we are going to have to go to the market and go and get some more wire. After we finished doing that we went back to the guesthouse and we ate and now we're here. I am going to take a shower when we get back to the guesthouse. I feel very dirty. More tomorrow.

Day 2

Today we went to the orphanage to say hi to the kids and then we went with some of the older kids to go to their mini farm thing. We cleaned the pig areas and we cleaned the chicken coops. They were filled with trash and I am thankful that I could go there and help them raise their animals, we were there for 3 hours and it was very exhausting, and UNBELIEVABLY hot. After about an hour and a half we all went over to their hose and completely drenched ourselves and some of us filled up our boots and clogged around trying to pick up trash. Good times, good times! After that we went to the VIP sports club that has tennis courts, a gym, a pool, a sauna, and these fish that clean the bacteria off your feet. The feeling was really strange, like suction cups! It tickled a lot and it was not for me. So we all sat by the pool and some of us swam, we got pineapple, bananas, and even coconut water shakes. It was paradise! I felt like we were on vacation! then we went back to our guest house and we sat around and talked ate some candy and then Lisamarie came in and told us that we had 30 min to get ready to go to dinner. After like 10 min Jack told everyone time is up so we were all freaking out trying to get dressed and all, then everyone leaves and Jack goes we still have 20 min. Nina hears him say this and she jumps out of the bathroom and whips him with her shirt, jack was yelling and moaning and then he asked me to tell him if there was a big mark and now he has a huge welt on his back. We also got a really nice tuk tuk driver and his name is Lay and you pronounce it like Lie. He waits for you everywhere you go and he never leaves, no matter how long. Right now we are about to go to dinner by the riverside. One thing I forgot to say yesterday is that the shower is in there with the whole bathroom, like you've got the toilet, sink, and shower head with no curtain or bathtub just the shower head on the wall in the middle of the room. Its a really uncomfortable experience. That's all. Till tomorrow.

Day 1

Today was pretty crazy. We got here at like 1 in the morning Cambodia time, which is lunchtime there, so no sleep. There are absolutely no rules when driving! You're so close to other cars you could push the driver out. We went in a tuk-tuk which is sorta like a mini carriage. At the begging of the day we learned about the culture and some of the language, Khmer. After that we went to the orphanage and played with the kids for a couple of hours, they are so cute! They walk around and they call you sister, they ask how old you are and what your name is. They don't speak much English and it's hard to understand, but you can manage to tell what's going on. We went to the Russian market and they hung dead animals which stink like you can't even believe. There were a lot of cool bracelets, and jewelry, beautiful art, and very pretty throw over scarf things. We ate lunch there at the market, and it was very interesting, they put noodles, leaves, lettuce, nuts, seasoning, and some kind of soup in the bowl. They've got all sorts of exotic fruits like dragon fruit, which is hot pink and black and white. They have jack fruit which is sort of like dull harder version of a mango. I think that's all. I will try to do more tomorrow.