Today is officially day 6 of our study abroad program in Cambodia! Nic and I started off the morning with some coffee from Damnak Cafe, my hot drink being reminiscent of dark chocolate with deep coffee notes. We were also provided with a packed breakfast from Seuya Hotel, which was later enjoyed on the bus Read More…
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Jan. 7: More Angkor, Water, and the Circus – Olivia Fu
Check out our highlight reels on Instagram @seapcornell for Olivia and Stephanie’s takeover, highlighting a day on the program! A busy day from morning till night here in Siem Reap! To kick off our day, we had Khmer omelets – your usual eggs but with a twist of greens, soy sauce, and rice. 10/10 would Read More…
Jan. 9: Meeting with The Kuy: One of Cambodia’s Ethnic Minorities – John (River) Mendenhall
Cambodia is a very diverse country with several different ethnic groups, all with their own unique cultures, identities, and histories. One such group are the Kuy people from the northern part of the country. They still live a very traditionalist lifestyle, despite the fact that other parts of Cambodia, like Siem Reap and Phnom Penh, Read More…
Jan. 5: Exploring Angkor Wat – Monich Long
We were all up bright and early today (5:30 am) to catch a glimpse of the majestic sunrise at the west gate of Angkor Wat! The sunrise was gorgeous and my camera doesn’t do it justice. There were several people there with us who were camped out on the grass. At the west gate, we Read More…
Jan. 4: Exploring Angkor – Kaylee Cornelius
Choum Reap Sur from Cambodia! Today was our first day exploring Angkor! Above you can see us in front of the Tonle Om Gate, which also serves as the South Entrance into Angkor Tom, the city where the King lived. The entrance features 54 Devas gods on the left and 54 Asura demons on the right Read More…
Jan. 3: First Day of Class – Stephanie Naing
Today was our first official day of class! We started the day by eating breakfast at the hotel and walking together to the Wat Damnak grounds where the Center for Khmer Studies (CKS) is located. The CKS staff gave us a tour of their compound. In the first building we visited, an office building which Read More…
Daily Journal
Students will take turns contributing to this course blog. They will be taking entries from their daily journal project and contributing their observations and experiences. We don’t have any blogs yet, but come back the first week of January for content!