Our pagoda visit was hosted by my new friend Dun Lep who is a monk and the pagoda's caretaker. I met Dun Lep while on my morning walk last week. He was just opening the gate, his smile invited conversation and after a time he asked me if I would like to see the inside of the pagoda.... we have spent our mornings together since.
The kids and adults were taken in by the beauty of the pagoda and all were very respectful. Hats and shoes were left outside, and our hushed tones reflected the powerful impression the pagoda left on the group... and me.After the Pagoda, we walked the neighborhood a bit and all had cold Cokes at a family's small cafe near our hotel.
Dinner was maginificent, authentic Khmer cuisine.... the delegation was exhausted... Michealangelo actually fell asleep at the table.
Tomorrow we are off to tour Cambodia Living Arts' program sites... after a well-deserved morning of sleeping in after a long flight here.
Delegation members don new CPI hats.
It was enjoyable reading about your trip. I am looking forward to reading about your daily experiences. The pictures were great!!!
ReplyDeleteDr. Eugenia Pfeiffer
Glad the trip over went well and your first day was rewarding. Thanks for sharing your experiences with us. Look forward to the daily reports.
ReplyDeleteI am glad to hear all are well. I look forward to hearing about your experiences in your daily postings. Take a lot of pictures!
ReplyDeleteDiane Schulthes
Hey Mark! Thank you for sharing. This is all very exciting. Enjoy every moment! Keep up the photo taking and keep us POSTED!
ReplyDeletePS: News from TMS... We raised over $14,000 for the American Heart Association--Hoops Program. Go Tigers!
Hey Mr.Hyman,
ReplyDeleteThis is Jon From Tenafly. I am so Happy that you all are having fun. You have done a great job with the landmine club. How is the food. How was the flight, How is the area half way around the world far from us? So many questions i cant wait until you come back. Hope you have fun and enjoy. If you can,write us back. Cant wait to see more pictures.
Jon
Hey! I'm glad to know you had a safe trip there. Hope you're having a good time in Cambodia. I'll see you guys later! Post soon. =]
ReplyDeleteHey, this is Jason from the 8th grade, I hope you are having fun there in Cambodia. I really like to read the entries on the blog. It must be pretty hot there right now. Here in Tenafly it is starting to warm up. I hope you injoy the rest of your trip.
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Jason
Hey! This is Rachel L. in 8th grade. I hope your trip is very enjoyable and Cambodia is treating you well. You are doing a great thing. How long was your flight? Is the food good? Your trip seems very interesting and it will definitley change some of your perspectives on life. Post a lot of blogs! Can't wait for all the news when you come back! :)
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Rachel L.
P.S. It's really cold and boring in Tenafly. Your so lucky it's hot weather.
I'm so glad you guys are having a good time and you got to Cambodia safely. I hope you have a good time in Cambodia. You guys are so lucky to be able to actually see sights and meet people halfway across the world! Not many people get to do that. Stay safe and have fun!
ReplyDeleteSincerely,
Laura
hey,
ReplyDeleteI think that the trip to cambodia was a great idea and a great way for the people in the landmines club to get a lot closer to what they have been studying for a long time. Its things like these that make me wished i had joined. I am glad that you got to cambodia alright and hope you enjoy the nice weather. you are all really luckey to go and experience such a new culture, not many people chose to go to cambodia. Post soon, i would love to hear al labout your trip ASAP. Have loads of fun!
From,
Catherine
Thank you all for responding. It gives us great comfort and company! Our flight was about 23 hours long and some of us are still jet lagged. Sorry it is cold in Tenafly. How cold is it? Today's pictures should be great. We hope to post a video soon so stay tuned.
ReplyDeleteDr. J and the marvelous
Good job, guys! You seem to be doing an awesome job, and keep us posted! It's so cool to have people from Tenafly out there.
ReplyDeletehey guys how is it over there, are u haveing a good time? I think that it is a grate thing that u are doing bye going over there and helping with things that need to be helped with how many people whent with u and wear are u guys staying ? well i hope u have a good time write back to us
ReplyDeletefrom daniella.
Hey everyone! How is it out there in Cambodia? I hope you are enjoying yourselves. What your doing is amazing and I'm proud to know you! What have you been doing? What are your reactoins so far to what you've seen, is any part of it remotely like America? What does Cambodia look like? I hope you have a good time!
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Hey everyone from tenafly! This is Brian K. from 8th grade Scarlet team. How's the weather there? I heard its really hot out there (you've probably heard this a lot). Has it rained at all? It's not really nice out here. Is the food good? I bet its better than the cafeteria food here :-P. What kind of food is it? Exotic or food u are used to? It must be cool to try all of the different styles of food. Are you guys staying in hotels? You all are sooo lucky u get to miss 2 weeks of school! We have 2 tests this week on the same day (Math and Science) and a "pop quiz that everyone knows about" in Social Studies. So u are lucky! Anyway, enjoy yourselves and have fun!
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Hi~ everyone.
ReplyDeleteglad to hear all are well..
It' so good! is there Cambodia?
How about there? there is so different(America)
I want you have a good day, and time!
WSUP!!!! Yo how'z Cambodia? Tenafly is cold and..um...cold..lol. U guys miss like 2 quizzes...lucky....how's ur 5 star hotel? Is it like a real 5 star or sumthin like u thought it would b? ur lucky u miss skewl... bring me baq a souveneir rock, get me a rock dats not infected with n e diseases...lol....come baq soon! LUCKY!!
ReplyDeleteDear TMS students in Cambodia,
ReplyDeleteI think it's a great thing for you guys to be helping all these people around the world. It really shows how much heart there is in this Tenafly community and how far we are willing to go to help those in need.
I, personally, would have not been brave enough to go on this trip (although sounded really convincing to help), and I couldn't have had enough of a will to make that much money in such little time.
You are all very courageous, caring and loving people to help and donate so much money. Good luck in helping and try not to stray off the trail.
Holla, Imri Y.
Hey guys, you remember me? Haha just kidding. I guess not many people 've been there u know, Cambodia's not well known place may be it's not a rich country may be. I hope you have a great journey??? haha byr
ReplyDeleteI hope you all enjoyed the above student posts they are from my 8th grade Family Life classes. We will continue with more tomorrow at this same time! The students are eager to communicate!
ReplyDeleteHey a big shout out HELLO to Ella and Michaelangelo too!
All our best!
Mrs. George
You guys seem to be having a lot of fun. I'm sure what you're doing is being greatly appreciated and we all find you to be very heroic. I'm sure it's very exciting to live for a couple days in a place with a completely different culture so enjoy it. Have a good time do all you can to help out.
ReplyDeleteAlon Eisenberg
Hey! I'm so glad to hear that you guys are having a fun trip. How is the food there? How was the trip there? Hope you have a lot of fun. Post more blogs. Can't wait to hear about your trip when you get back!
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Amy
Hi Mr. Hyman,
ReplyDeleteThis is jordan Elkin. i wonder how things are going. It must be nice over there. It's really nice that you guys are doing all this stuff for the people of cambodia. Good luck and have a great rest of your vacation.
P.S. Period 4/5 is an amazing class!
It is so aweome that you guys are halfway around the world! We all miss you, Mr. Hyman and period 4/5 has been very good. It is really amazing what you are doing! Nice job!-Hannah Miller
ReplyDeletehey there,
ReplyDeleteim quite amazed that you guys are actualy helping people in a country and only in middle school. it realy shows that we can make a difference. so hows cambodia? hows the food? i heard they cook with tasty herbs.
tristan
Hey! I'm glad to know you had a safe trip there. I hope youhave a good time in Cambodia. I'll see you guys later.
ReplyDeleteHey u guys hope ur havin fun out there and learning lotz! Can wait to hear about it once u guys get back.
ReplyDeleteJames and all; A most fantastic and thought provoking series of writings on Cambodia along with the special Tenafly delegation comments. I cannot concieve of so many talented writers on a single delegation. Thank you for sharing with us your impressions, feelings and thoughts. We will NEVER forget them. Ben Wilson, President, CHILDREN OF VIETNAM Winston Salem, NC USA
ReplyDeleteJames, you are doing EVERYTHING right with a focus on demining and related impact areas.
Mr.Hyman,
ReplyDeleteThis is Anna Bold, from 6G. Please can I read ahead (in Charolette Doyle) I'm dieing to find out what happens to Charolette. I hope you have a great time in Cambodia.
-Anna Bold