Well, it's been a busy few days since leaving Bangkok. My roommate is wickedly hilarious and the rest of the group is an interesting mix of young and old, quirky and serious. The drive to the Thai-Cambodia border was long and extremely bumpy, my tailbone is still paying for it today. We were attacked by children trying to sell postcards, fans, flutes, books . . . you name it, they tried to sell it. Some of them even start to cry when you don't want to buy anything. The town of Poipet across the Cambodian border was a mess of garbage, broken down shacks and a haze of orange dirt spread across all there was to see. Also, our first experience with the squat toilet . . . there is definitely a technique to using the squat toilet. I think my thigh muscles will likely become super developed while I'm here. Upon reaching Siem Reap, there wasn't a significant change in the economy, shacks line the streets, the odd one with a TV surrounded by children. All very eye-opening. On our first day in Siem Reap, we arose at 0440 in the morning to capture the sun rising above the mighty Angkor Wat, the largest religious building in the world. The temples of Angkor were built by god kings in the 12th century to serve as a palace to the king. Walking among temples built so long ago was a surreal experience. They were absolutely amazing and it's incredible to think of the time that has gone into creating these works of architectural art. We spent the day traveling among many of the temples within the Angkor Wat complex, including the famed location for the filming of Tomb Raider and Indiana Jones. Headed out for a traditional Cambodian meal afterward, which basically involved rice and stirfry. The following day, we left for the floating village of Tonle Sap. Quite interesting, people living in substandard shacks on the lake. Children living in the village come up beside your boat in their own boats trying to sell you bananas and soda. It was sad. The water was disgusting, garbage floating in it everywhere, yet children were still brushing their teeth with and swimming and bathing in it. It was an eye-opening experience. Following this experience, our heart strings were pulled even tighter when we visited a local orphanage. Upon returning to Siem Reap, a group of us decided to partake in a local massage, performed by the blind, to clear our heads of the day. Tremendously relaxing and very cheap $4US/h, but serves to help them make a living. The girl that did mine must have been about 12 years old. And now here I sit at this incredibly slow computer. Tomorrow we are off to Kompong Chom to see some more temples and then visit a local family in Takeo, becoming involved in preparing and eating a meal and spending the evening with. Should be interesting.