In four days, four of us will be traveling to Hong Kong, and then on to Cambodia to check out all of the sites and adventures that we have planned for our Cambodia Study Abroad term scheduled for Augustana College's 2012-13 Winter Term. Joining me on this planning trip will be Dr. Marsha Smith, Dr. Taddy Kalas, and my sister the travel bug, Mrs. Deb Safar. We have had our vaccinations and we have our anti-malaria medication in hand, now all we have to do is pack that 45+ SPF suntan lotion and some clothes and we'll be ready to board our 15-1/2-hour direct flight from Chicago to Hong Kong, and then catch a 2-1/2-hour flight on Dragon Air into Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The four of us will spend time at every site we have planned to take our 28 students. We will verify that each hotel, site, and experience is safe and what we expected it to be -- from visiting the beach community of Sihanoukville, to paying our respects at the Killing Fields, to helping to care for Asian bears and elephants, to meeting the Buddhist monks and the children in their care at Life and Hope Association. I hope that my posts will get every student even more excited about the places we'll go, the people we'll meet, and the adventures we'll share. Here's to SE Asia!
For right now, though, my focus is on figuring out how I'm going to get all of my things into a single carry-on bag! I see lots of clothes washing in my hotel room sink in my traveling future! More from me once we arrive in the capital city of Phnom Penh, a city situated on the banks of the Mekong River. Adventure awaits...
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