April 18th, 2020 was supposed to be our final day in Cambodia. Yet, April 18th, 2020 marked 1 month and 7 days of being home- in the US. Truthfully, the last two weeks have been difficult. I think it has started to hit me that the flight here was not for a quick home visit …
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Covid-19, Why?!
I contemplated writing this earlier but decided to wait until I had semi-processed what is going on. Two-ish weeks ago, Tyler reached out to all of Gen 12 Minerva Fellows explaining that because of Coronavirus, we unfortunately, would not be completing the entire time in our placements. We did not know if this meant that …
Requested Topic
*I felt like a Youtuber writing that* Per usual, its been a while since my last post. But, here we are. So, since I received so many questions on my last post, specifically about the last photo I posted (New Year’s Eve & curls), I guess it is only right that my next post be …
HAPPY 2020!
I swore I would upload another post before 2020 but here we are. First off, Happy New Year everyone! I hope everyone’s end of 2019 was filled with family members, friends and a whole lot of laughter! Quick re-cap of the end of 2019: I finally visited Angkor Wat! It only took me five months …
Life Update
I genuinely feel like it has been forever since I last posted here! A LOT has happened since then! I sort of started working at a fighting club (Angkor Warriors) as a dancer! I say sort of because it really did not last very long. The hours were fine but choreographing, teaching and cleaning the …
Bom Om Touk- WATER FESTIVAL
Months before I arrived in Siem Reap, I was already excited to experience the Water Festival in Siem Reap. I was told that this Holiday and then Khmer New Year would be experiences that I would literally never forget. Bom Om Touk- the Water Festival in Cambodia occurs once a year on the 12th day …
Almost Month 4!
I really thought my visa problems were going to end after my last post. But, I guess we are just getting some of Luke’s (fellow from last year) bad luck residue. Before arriving to Siem Reap, we were told that there is a new law in place where we could only fly in and out …
FUNTOBER
I’ve surprisingly been asked by several people if I regret making the decision to be where I am today. Every time I get this question, I get confused because HOW could I possibly regret this amazing experience?! Yes, there has been some difficult moments (visa issues, adjusting to the time difference, making friends, getting sick …
~JUST MY LUCK~
If you know me, you wouldn’t say that I am a lucky person. I wouldn’t say it either because theres always something unusual or inconvenient happening. Even though Michelle (Dean Osborn) warned us at least 5,000 times about checking and re-checking our visas… I still have managed to have Visa issues THREE different times! The …
Full Moon & 1 Month Anniversary!
August 15th marked the completion of the first month of my journey in Siem Reap. To be honest, I had been feeling pretty low-spirited before this date. Making friends in Siem Reap has been DIFFICULT. Everyone I meet is here on vacation and really want to take advantage of the infamous Pub Street. Because I …
Comfortable Being Uncomfortable 