Pen Pal Letters!

I met your pen pals today!  They were very excited to get your packets and loved seeing your pictures!  Many of them already wrote their replies.  Here is a picture of myself, the students, their teacher (Sophal) and my friend (Mariam).

Also, during lunch today, the waitress asked me what was wrong with my arms. She had never seen freckles before.  So - that was a very interesting experience!

Arrival in Cambodia!

After 19 hours in two different planes, we have arrived in Siem Reap, Cambodia.  It is 12:18 AM here on Thursday. Cambodia is 11 hours ahead. The first plane ride was 14 hours, and the second was only 5.  At the airport, there was a driver waiting to take us to our hotel.  We rode in a Tut Tut - it was an open air wagon pulled by a motocycle.  Because it was dark when we arrived in Cambodia, I have no pictures from here yet; however, I took an awesome picture of Northern Siberia as our plane flew over Russia.  That picture should be attached.  :) Don't forget to post questions and comments!

Departure!!

I am packed and ready to leave for the airport with your pen pal letters and donations!  I am so proud of your thoughtfulness and work!   It will take 19 hours to reach Cambodia.  Follow my flight via  http://flightaware.com/

Korean Air
Flight 82
Flight 687

5th Period was on the news!

WNEP came to speak with us about my trip to Cambodia and our Pen Pal Exchange.  The full story aired during the 5:30 segment and little blurps appeared during the other news broadcasts.  Check out the little summary on WNEP's website with a great picture of some hardworking 5th period students!

http://schuylkillcounty.wnep.com/content/students-will-learn-about-another-country-first-hand