Live from Cambodia
My first experience on a motorbike was great. We woke up at 430 this morning (after a crazy 14 hour trip into Siem Reap from Bangkok the day before) to get on the back of some motorbikes and drive to watch the sunrise over Angkor Wat. It was incredible. It was such a cool experience being there with other people who were simply there to watch the sunrise over a gorgeous backdrop of temple ruins and palm trees. Cambodia is gorgeous. I feel like I'm in national geographic or some travelers magazine. The temples are unlike anything I have seen before. Some of them are unfinished and in ruins. Others are in pretty good shape. I had fun today jumping on the rocks from the ruins and monkey climbing the steep stairs, it is like a big sandstone jungle gym. Later, I went with these Brittish girls to get a massage from people who were blind...that was a cool experience. I also met a guy from Mexico in the temple ruins and practiced my Spanish with him for a bit. It was nice to hear/speak Spanish again. I miss it alot. The people here are also extremely friendly (especially in the few rural areas we stopped in). Although in Angkor they really push you to buy things alot. I unwittingly bought a 6 dollar bottle of water today from a little girl. The kids are all really cute and it is hard to refuse their somber, yet happy faces, until they start to get angry because you won't buy things from them. I have found myself giving more here than I did in India. Which is strange for me because in India the poverty was alot worse. I think I hardened myself in India so I wouldn't be affected as much by the poverty. I went in knowing I couldn't give to everyone and thinking that by always giving, I would just be perpetuating the viscious cycle of the system, eventually leading to more begging.
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