Cambodia!!!

Hey Guys!
Thank you so very much for all your comments! I am bittersweet at this point because it is almost over....but so much to come! We arrived by boat to Phnom Penh, Cambodia from Vietnam on Wednesday. This country is so beautiful, but to tell you the truth, knowing the corruption and trafficking saddens me! We visited the Genocide Museum from Pol Pot regime as well as toured the city of Phnom Penh. We thing visited the King's Palace.....it was truly breathtaking. I have never visited a palace or been able to stand 10 feet away from a throne!!! The best part of Phnom Penh so far was meeting a street child who Dr. Newfield, Dr. Newfield and Jim Keim met with last year. She was at risk of being swept up in the sex traficking buisness, however she is doing well and continuing with school. I was able to meet and interview with her two nights in a row and am able to communicate with her via email. She is 17 and works selling books on the street to tourists and travelers to pay her way through school. Her dream is to go to the university!! More details to come when I return home!
We arrived in Siem Reap today after a 5 hour long bus ride. We saw beautiful country side, rice fields and the opportunity to eat insects! WOW - no, I did NOT partake in this activity. Actually, none of us did. The pictures will say it all! Anyway, we are in a nice hotel and were able to visit one temple of the Angkor Wat temples. I stayed until sunset and have AMAZING Pictures! I can not believe that I am here experiencing this! Tomorrow we are visiting a social service agency and then spending the day at Angkor Wat! The people here are so sweet and I have a new favorite food, PASSION FRUIT! My breakfast of choice now! We will be traveling back to Phnom Penh on Sunday and then will be going back to Ho Chi Minh City until we leave on the 13th.
As I said before, this is truly bittersweet. I have experienced so much in so little time. I have made some incredible friends all over the world! I am blessed and humbled. I cant express what I feel....I miss home, but this is ending so soon. The world is so wide open to me right now, there are so many things out there that I never understood or entertained the idea of doing. Lots to think about on my 18 hour plane ride home!
Well, I am not sure how often I will be able to post on here in the next days as I am literally breathing it ALL in! Thank you all for your support and know that this is a dream come true in so many ways that I can only touch on.
Peace ~ Ash