Currently It is SO wonderful to be home. Two months away is a long time. My time in Cambodia was awesome - so full of experiences, culture, new people and things - but it was exhausting. I was on the move every one to four nights, always re-packing and unpacking and re-packing again to stay … Continue reading Home! & Illness Recap
I was ill a few days of our vacation, but I am so grateful that my birthday wasn't one of them. I turned 28 on Thursday, August 5. The night before, I saw the date on my watch and figured it must have fast-forwarded when I re-set the time earlier in the week. We hadn't … Continue reading My Birthday in the Maldives
Blending and contrast of a range of shades of perfect blues The Indian ocean teeming with wild sea-life The only sounds are the breeze, the waves, the crows, and the occasional conversation Staying in a room a stone's throw and zero stairs from the ocean Our shoes haven't moved from the spot we took … Continue reading Peaceful Paradise
Each week my team, consisting of four or five Cambodian "enumerators" (people who conduct surveys) go out to a different province (largest area below country) with the goal of surveying 400 farmers. A driver picks me up from my hotel on Monday morning, and the three-row SUV is packed with people and backpacks. We arrive … Continue reading Daily Schedule
I wrote this detailed list of tips for my parents who are visiting me in the country. I am sharing it here so that it may hopefully help someone else who is traveling to Cambodia! Airport When you arrive in the Phnom Penh airport, you will follow the other westerners to buy a visa. It’s … Continue reading Southeast Asia Travel Guide: Arriving To & Getting Around in Phnom Penh
Alright, I think I've gone long enough without sitting down for a proper, straight from the hip, spewing thoughts from my brain update. I was (and am) hoping to do lots of these, just to keep you updated on the daily occurrences. It's good to use posts like these as a mini travel dairy, … Continue reading First Week Ramblings
Phew, it's been quite awhile since my last post! I really am sorry about that, but I also don't want to spend too much time apologizing because sometimes life is busy, and you have a buttload of things to do before finishing for the semester (100's of assignments to grade, 60+ hours spent on a … Continue reading Summer Travels
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