Takeo
10/25/2006-10/26/2006
We spent the next 2 days in a very small, rural town called Takeo. It was about a 2 hour drive from Phnom Penh. However, before leaving we went to the Toul Sleng Museum directly across from our guest house, which was where many people were held, interrogated, and executed by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. It was pretty disturbing learning about the genocide of Cambodia, but I learned a lot. Here are a couple pictures of the museum, which had been a high school before being converted to a prison.
On the way to Takeo, we stopped at a zoo/wildlife preservation center and saw a bunch of cool animals. Here are a couple of pics.
We also stopped off at an old temple along the way. After climbing 412 steps to reach it, we got to see some really great views.
In Takeo we stayed at the home of Supin and Mach in the countryside. Scott, our group leader, has been friends with these wonderful people for a few years, and we have the very unique opportunity of homestaying with them. They both speak very good English. Supin's brother was one of the first few people to escape the Khmer Rouge, and he moved to the U.S. and works as a medical scientist. Very amazing story. In addition to fantastic meals, Supin made us some sticky rice banana cakes, which were incredible. My mom definitely needs to learn how to make them. Supin and Mach are both teachers and nearby schools, and the next day we visited the schools and spoke English with a lot of the students. Some of them spoke very well even though they had never met native speakers, and it was a very rewarding experience.
Here are a few pictures. This one is of Supin and Mach's house.
Here is our group with our mode of transportation.
This one is a picture of some of the students in one of the classrooms.
Lastly, here I am with some of the students with whom I spoke.
We spent the next 2 days in a very small, rural town called Takeo. It was about a 2 hour drive from Phnom Penh. However, before leaving we went to the Toul Sleng Museum directly across from our guest house, which was where many people were held, interrogated, and executed by the Khmer Rouge from 1975 to 1979. It was pretty disturbing learning about the genocide of Cambodia, but I learned a lot. Here are a couple pictures of the museum, which had been a high school before being converted to a prison.
On the way to Takeo, we stopped at a zoo/wildlife preservation center and saw a bunch of cool animals. Here are a couple of pics.
We also stopped off at an old temple along the way. After climbing 412 steps to reach it, we got to see some really great views.
In Takeo we stayed at the home of Supin and Mach in the countryside. Scott, our group leader, has been friends with these wonderful people for a few years, and we have the very unique opportunity of homestaying with them. They both speak very good English. Supin's brother was one of the first few people to escape the Khmer Rouge, and he moved to the U.S. and works as a medical scientist. Very amazing story. In addition to fantastic meals, Supin made us some sticky rice banana cakes, which were incredible. My mom definitely needs to learn how to make them. Supin and Mach are both teachers and nearby schools, and the next day we visited the schools and spoke English with a lot of the students. Some of them spoke very well even though they had never met native speakers, and it was a very rewarding experience.
Here are a few pictures. This one is of Supin and Mach's house.
Here is our group with our mode of transportation.
This one is a picture of some of the students in one of the classrooms.
Lastly, here I am with some of the students with whom I spoke.
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