Our last days in Kampot & Arn's House

On our 11th day, last day in Kampot, we spent the day taking a boat ride. We took the boat down to the ocean, then up through the river to some rapids. Once at the ocean we had the choice to swim or just walk around in the water; it was very warm. We beached the boat on a sand bank in the middle of the ocean, and within a half hour, it was completely covered with water. It took a long time to get back up stream to the rapids, but when we finally got there, it felt good to hop in the water, though it was very rocky. On our way back, we came across three grown naked white men. While I didn't feel the need to look, Riege, of course, took a picture of the three of them, which got quite the laugh among the boat.
The next day, we took a 5 hour car ride to Arn's house. When we got there, some of us went to the market to get food for dinner. It was a very interesting experience. When we got back we set up our beds, the girls got there our big hut with misquito nets, and so did the boys. The boys spot had a great view of the river, and had a nice cool breeze which kept the bugs away. The girls weren't so lucky. They were near a fence were dogs would constantly bark throughout the night. Arn's bathroom was an adventure in itself. Not only did you have to manually pour water into the toilet to make it flush, but there was a blue and red spotted getcho about 6-7 inches long that hung out there.
The next day at Arn's was a very much so "Chill Day". We all hung around reading books and resting. At some point we all sat around and attempted to make friendship braclets with eachother. (I got slightly addicted and have made 3 in the past day) We all got together as a ground and Riege asked us questions again which we were to answer and then share with the group. He asked us questions such as: What have you learned about Cambodia? What have you learned about yourself? What have you learned about communication? And things like that. Going around the group and sharing our answers seemed to make the trip so much more real, expecially when we realized we are more than half way through our trip already.
That night, after dinner, we went into Arn's room and watched some music videos of Sima and a movie that he directed.
Today we took a 6 hour car ride to Siemriep. We stopped to have a picnik lunch where some were brave enough to eat some crickets. We are staying at the "Home Sweet Home" hotel were we will stay for the next 8 days. We will look at lots of temples and visit the market places.

Be back befor you all know it!
Sensierly, Ryan Sitner