Sorrow/Joyful

August 22, 2007

Leaving my family and friends was not easy, but as I predicted, once I got onto the plane I would be fine. During the first half of the plane ride I was crying (silently). I bet the people around me thought someone in my family died or something. The plane ride was not all that bad. I just took a sleeping pill to help me sleep and keep a regular schedule with the time zone. Let’s see…I was afraid to fly into LAX, but to my surprise it was not all that bad. Katrina’s Aunt helped us out a lot. The longest part of the plane trip was still ahead of us. It was 12 hours and 40mins. Not fun! But not unbearable because Katrina and I got seats with lots of leg room; to the point where we could lay all out. Landing in Phenom Penh was really hot. At first I thought I could handle it but as time went on I re-thought. No, but really it’s not all that bad just really humid.
The first day in PP we were forced to say awake. I really didn’t mind that to much because we did need to get on to the time zone. We are 13 hours ahead of Montana. When I wake up you guys are just getting ready for bed. The only thing I don’t like about that is the calling. When I want to call home I have to wake up my parents really early. While I was riding in the car being shown were I was going to live for the next year I kept thinking to myself, how am I ever going to get to town? LOL! I mean you have to speak there language or hope that the moto driver knows a little English. By the way a moto is a motorcycle. There is no law against how many people can ride on one moto, so in other words if one family, which consists of 4, wants to eat in town you can ride. Pretty scary, I have seen 4 to 5 riding on one! Anyway, I think I will adjust just great to Cambodia. I know it will be hard, but I’m going to make the best out of my stay.