Savong's School. Everyone goes to Siem Reap to see incredible Angkor Wat, but for me the best memories come from the opportunity I had to let local students practice their English on me at Savong's School - a volunteer three classroom school 30 minutes east of Siem Reap. This school runs on overseas support plus locals including full-time teachers. The students, and their smiles are just incredible. The opportunity to really connect with locals (and to give something back) is pure magic. To
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Savong's School. Everyone goes to Siem Reap to see incredible Angkor Wat, but for me the best memories come from the opportunity I had to let local students practice their English... More
I heard Angkor Wat is one of the top ten placse one must see before they die. I also believe going to a third world country and seeing how most people in the world struggle is... More
got back from the most amazing tour of the tonle sap lake and flooded forrest visited places like Chong Khneas floating villages with schools,shops,churches,visited a bodha temple... More
THERE is a moment at Angkor, the vast complex of ancient temples in the Cambodian jungle, that every visitor hopes for. Perhaps it comes while passing under a 60-foot-high gate carved a thousand years ago, or at sunrise when the lotus-like spires are reflected in a placid pool of water. Or maybe it comes when you encounter a centuries-old tree, growing straight from a sandstone slab and slowly devouring a temple....more
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Cambodians are a proud and battered folk, not a mendicant pushover people and most especially not in Siem Reap, the pleasant if dusty market town, once distinguished only by its Royal Residence, that has become the tourist dormitory to the great Angkor....more