Journey to Ancient Asian Cultures
We enjoyed a full day taking advantage of Phnom Penh on our last day in Cambodia. After a bountiful breakfast at the hotel, we traveled about twenty minutes away to the Genocide Museum. The property was a school until the Khmer Rouge converted it into a prison.
With heavy hearts, we walked through the classrooms converted into cells and torture chambers, taking in photographs of the many prisoners brought through the camp. We even had the opportunity to talk with some of the camp’s survivors, who had been children during their imprisonment. It was difficult subject matter, but the boys handled it well, and many remarked on the impressions walking through the building made on them. Some of the group headed back to the hotel to process the morning, while others continued on to the National Museum. The red, distinctly architectural building housed artifacts from several eras of Cambodian history, including statues, tools, ceramics, and larger items like weaving looms and a boat cabin. Mid afternoon, we reconvened and headed to our cooking lesson at La Table Khmer. the instructors guided us through three courses, beginning with traditional Cambodian curry with the choice of fish, chicken, or tofu. This dish was particularly unique in that we created our own steaming vessels out of banana leaves. Our second course was green mango and carrot salad. The big hit of the night was coconut mango sticky rice for dessert. Once we had finished preparing our dishes, we sat down in the dining room to enjoy the fruits of our labor. Pictures from today are updated under the Photos tab. Tomorrow we say goodbye to Cambodia and journey back to the States. Thank you all for following along on this blog. We hope you have enjoyed hearing from your students and seeing them in action. We appreciate all you have done to make this trip possible, and we thank Forman for making opportunities like these for our kids possible. Best, ~Erika and Patrick
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AuthorEntries in this blog are written by trip leaders and student participants of the 2019 Thailand and Cambodia Winterim Archives
March 2019
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