Saturday, January 7
Today started way too early--before five a.m.--as we headed off to go see the sun rise over Angkor Wat. The sun rising over the temple was an amazing sight and made it worth getting up before the sun. After sunrise and before food, we all stumbled off to explore, and what we saw was spectacular! The carvings in the walls told epic stories of battle and were so amazingly carved that they convinced Kessie that’s what she should do with her life.
Once we were all done exploring, we headed off to a morning filled with food, monkeys, and temples. After lunch, we piled in the van and headed off to observe a music rehearsal. Once we arrived, the first thing we saw was kids. They seemed so happy to see us that throughout the rehearsal they kept saying “hi” and bringing us flowers.
After we were forced to leave our new-found friends, we headed off to what turned out to be an eventful dinner. We split into two groups, six per table: all girls and Adam at one; all guys and me at the other. It started off slow, then the waiter of the mostly girls table took a liking to them, which led to Lilly and him dancing in the restaurant and much laughter coming from all tables. The day ended with the promise of more sleep and an easier day. We will see how that works out!
~Mia S.
What an eventful day of enjoying the sights, sounds and meals of the country. I am glad that your group is mixing well yet also having fun with the locals. Not only will you bring back the memories, but leave them with images of you as well!
ReplyDeleteWhat is it that Kessie has found a calling to do? Has anyone else begun to consider careers or life's purpose as a result of these experiences yet?
There aren't too many places in the world where your day can start out with sunrise-lit carvings of epic battle...move on to food, monkeys, temples, and music-making, flower-bearing children...and end up with dancing waiters! The picture of everyone at Ta Prohm is fabulous!
ReplyDeleteThank you both for your comments. It was a very amazing once in a life time experience. Stumbling off to go explore an ancient temple at sun rise, a dinner with a dancing waiter and monkeys is not an experience that I will easily forget.
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