Greetings,apologies on the lateness of this message as well. A week and a half or so ago, seasia traveled to Pun Pun organic farm to learn about organic farming (obviously). There we learned from nightly slideshows the importance of seed saving and the ease of earthen building.We did a variety of different tasks every day. One day we made compost, a mixture of manure, old straw, banana leaves, and EM… Read More
Hello avid and probably confused readers!
I would like to apologize for this late entry on our Gibbon Experience as it was almost assuradly not quite as recent as the timing of this blog would indicate! try about 2 weeks or so back in time.
In any case we all enjoyed the Gibbon Experience immensely. Trekking through hilly and steamy jungle terrain was not nearly as high in quantity as… Read More
Greetings faithful blog minions!
For the past week, and a day on either side of the week for rest, our motley crew have been occupied with our group trekking choice of THE NAM HA CHALLENGE. This trek, picked from a website given to us by our trip leaders early in our trip, was a 7 day excursion into the jungles of luang namtha and around the Namtha national park. The… Read More
After saying our last goodbyes in battambang we backed up and headed to Siem Reap. Seven hours of travel by boat and we arrived at our new home, Nita Villa, for a couple days. Our first day was spent touring a silk farm and learning the meticulous process of silk weaving, all the way from silk worm to silk shirt. Later that day we also got to see some stone… Read More
Hello one and all-Greetings from Battambang, we arrived here after a lengthy bus excursion and have been staying at the Ptea Teuk Dong Center for rehabilitating those who have been affected by the sex trade. The people we have been living with are simply wonderful. Their hospitality is is only matched by their graciousness. In our time here so far we have had the opportunity to partake in several projects;… Read More
Hello readers, We find ourselves on the final eve of our time in Phnom Penh. Yesterday the group visited the Killing fields. It was quite emotionally trying. We saw the Bone Tower which housed thousands of skulls of the victims of the brutal Khmer Rouge regime. We then moved on to see the many mass graves that were scattered all around the surrounding field. It was very painful just learning… Read More
Hello from Phnom Pehn!!
Yes, after some rough spots in the journey, we are safe and sound in Phnom Penh. The students are on a scavenger hunt as a means to explore the city and get a bit more comfortable with their environment. We are well rested and energized! Tomorrow we will go to The Killing Fields and S21, both historical sights of the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge. We… Read More
The group is doing fine and as we speak have all their luggage and some good meal & hotel vouchers from Cathay Pacific as they’ve had to make an unexpected stop over in Vancouver, Canada. There were some minor mechanical issues that caused the stopover and subsequent cancellation, but there’s some good news. Everyone for Southeast Asia that was booked on the Hong Kong leg have been rescheduled to depart… Read More
It’s official, the group is complete! The group leaders just gave me a call and they have their full group – yes, everyone is there! There’s been one piece of last-minute changes as Marissa unfortunately decided to postpone her journey this semester. We’ll miss her, and trust that she made the right decision for her. It takes a lot of courage to do what’s right in the moment despite the… Read More
Hey there ya’ll…hope this finds you all in smiles and excitement. James and I are currently in training, going over the intinerary, becoming enchanted with it all. The more that we discuss the trip, the more we realize how truly magical and rewarding (and yes, challenging!) this journey will be. We hope that you are all as excited and ready as we are, and look forward to meeting you all.… Read More
