With the city largely closed last week in celebration of Chinese New Years, we all enjoyed relatively empty streets on which to bike. With many shops and markets closed, we decided to have our weekly group dinner out at a neighborhood Thai restaurant – yummy!! A highlight of the week…
This was another busy week for the Cambodia SST unit, with a few much-needed breaks as well. After a free day on Friday with no class, one of the highlights of the week was a chance to visit the new and beautiful International Mosque in Phnom Penh for Friday evening…
This was a very busy and inspiring week. We started it off with three days of class and a short visit from Tom Meyers, GC’s Director of International Education. On Thursday morning, Tom flew out of PP and the rest of us arrived early at RUPP to board a bus…
After a very busy and emotionally exhausting week, we all enjoyed a chance to get out of Phnom Penh and see a bit of the countryside. We went to Prey Veng, which is about two hours by bus from Phnom Penh. We were hosted there by Pastor Noun Visal from…
Today was the first of a number of days in which we will focus on the reign of terror of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia. The Khmer Rouge ruled the country from 1975 to 1979, and were responsible for one of the largest genocides of the 20th Century. One of…
Andrew and his brother, Bong Veasna, making the waffle and pancake delivery. Sunday was a day with family. The Koop Liechtys had the privilege of having delicious waffles and cookies delivered (ordered via Facebook) by Andrew and his host brother, Bong Veasna. Andrew had helped his host mother make…
Saturday. After a long and exciting week of adjusting to new families, new classes, and lots of new experiences and food, it was nice to have a Saturday to catch up on rest and spend time with families. At 1 o’clock, those who wanted a bike met at a bicycle…
After three straight days of afternoon lectures, it was time for us to get out and about the city. The students left RUPP after their morning Khmer lessons and headed over near the confluence of the Tonle Sap and Mekong Rivers. Many went straight to our 1:30 pm. meeting spot,…
Today was another normal day, if there is such a thing on SST. One student missed class today because his family took him to a wedding outside of Phnom Penh – that’s an experience of a lifetime. The rest had Khmer class in the morning and then a lecture on…
Not a whole lot to report today but we know after our daughter went to Nicaragua on SST this summer that even a little post these early days is better for parents than nothing at all. So, here you go. Henri Locard has the rapt attention of Helena and Hannah…
