Cambodia

 Hello! I am in Cambodia now, and so far I love it! It is so warm and markets are everywhere with stuff to buy. During my time in Cambodia (5 nights) I have gone to many different places. The first place I went to is Angkor Wat, which is the largest temple complex in the world and has over 1 million carvings! All the carvings were done by hand which was very difficult 1000+ years ago. Angkor Wat was originally constructed as a Hindu temple, but changed to a buddhist temple at the end of the 12th century.

The second place I went was where they used trained rats to sniff out land mines. They were all planted by hand, and have caused over 19000 deaths - over half kids, and over 50000 injuries. The kids think it is a toy, pick it up, and then it explodes. They bring the rats all over cambodia, except farmlands because there is too much food, and the rats would get distracted. They use huge rats and I even got to hold one. 

The last place I went to was a circus called phare. Phare is a non for profit organization that helps kids get an education and learn a skill in the arts. This has helped many kids, whose parents think that they have a better future selling trinkets. A lot of them have now graduated and are performing. It is an amazing show, and truly magical. With acrobats and actors, if you go in with a frown, you will definitely come out with a smile.

I went to a Mexican restaurant for dinner after wandering the town. I went upstairs to use the washroom before walking home, and a dog bit my leg! The staff cleaned it and everything, but also said “oh, all the staff got bit by the dog at least once. You will be fine.” I just looked at her, and was thinking how dangerous that dog is if it bit all those people. I went to the hospital (the hospital staff seamed very confused by the situation) and weren’t very helpful. I got another rabies vaccine, and will go back for another in 3 days (will go to a better hospital). I also have to take lots of antibiotics for it.