But will be leaving tomorrow and I have to say I can't wait. This is such a hard country to be in...it's such a contradiction as there are some amazingly beautiful things to see like the Angkor Wat temples and the countryside but also some of the most horrific things as well. I am currently in Phonm Penh, a city of 1 million people. Roughly half the population is under the age of 18 and 30,00 kids are homeless on the street. I have never seen so many young kids barefoot, filthy and begging. Yesterday a baby was sitting in the middle of an ally screaming and not one person came to the baby's aid. The child sex trade is rampant and completely in your face...at the moment I think all men are just utter pigs....I know not all men are, but when you are here and see young children walking down the street with middle aged Westerners going into a hotel it's hard not to have that reaction.
This morning we went to the genocide museum and then on to the killing fields where over 3 million people were tortured and murdered b/t 1975-1979. Half the population of Cambodia was killed and only about three people from the Khmer Rouge have been arrested today. It's truly unbelievable what people do to each other...quite horrific.
The one positive thing about this country are the people's attitude and nature, as they are always smiling and have a great sense of humor...not quite sure how they do it. I guess it's the only way to keep living.
