We're not spending too much time in Cambodia, but the time spent has been memorable, and eye-opening. The level of poverty that has overwhealmed a lot of families is noticeable everwhere you go. It is depressing seeing little kids forced by their parents to go out in the streets in the middle of hot afternoons and late nights to either sell beaded jewelry, postcards, and sunglasses or beg for US dollars. Usually these kids are younger than 10, often as young as 4 or 5, and sometimes holding small babies. Looking into their eyes you see the beauty in Cambodia in the people, but at the same time feel the desperation. If anything, you can look at and almost touch the wealth gap here as if it's tangible.
Unfortunately, we're almost out of Cambodia though. We leave for Bangkok tomorrow - completing our little SEA tourist circle, before heading south. I've said I was gonna post photos a little while ago - I'm sorry, you know how it is. My memory card is all full, so I'll try and unload and upload today, and if not, when we get to Bangkok. We've missed a lot in picture, so I'll upload in a few posts, all the places I think you'll enjoy most - Angkor being last, which someone can explain then, even though pictures are worth 1000 of these little things I'm using.
Peace, pictures soon.
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hollllar how long are you guys going to be in bangkok?? we're in koh tao right now, heading there this weekend...we miss our canadian/moraga friends. love the blog by the way
julia
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