June 1, 2013
Today
we had a relaxing morning. Then, we came up with our own plan of the day in
addition to what was planned. We went to a beautiful temple called Wat Phnom.
Then we went back to the Flute Teachers house for lunch, ping-pong, and chess.
The food was absolutely amazing! We returned to the Russian Market for a little
bit longer than yesterday. Then to end out the day, we tried gilled spiders for
dinner and went to a wonderful performance.
The
performance, called Passage of life, was a quick rundown of the many ceremonies
in Cambodian culture. The young girl becoming a woman ready for marriage, the
young boy becoming a monk, the wedding ceremony, the ceremony of cure and the
funeral. All very different from what we know in America. I find them more
passionate about the ceremonies by the music they play and how open the
ceremonies are.
~Anthony Brambila
How cool to be on the other side of the earth, doing both ordinary things like playing chess and ping-pong, and quite extraordinary things like eating grilled spiders. I am guessing that your memories of the Cambodian passion for their music and their ceremonies will linger with you even once you are back home.
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