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Sunday November 10 Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Today the group went from a euphoric high in the morning after spending several hours with our 6 Cambodian university coeds, to a sobering numbness after walking through "S21", the prison where many of the 2, 000,000 (a quarter of the population) of innocent Cambodian men, women, and children were shackled in small 4'x6' cells, cruelly tortured and then taken to the "The Killing Fields" where they were beaten and thrown into mass graves. The Tuc-Tuc ride to and from a lovely dinner at the local Malis Restaurant kind of shook us out of our funk and we once again found ourselves telling stories and laughing the night away....which is just what we needed.
That is the day in a nutshell. I have to fill you in on our girls.
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Ed Schmidtke Helen, I look forward to living your experiences vicariously!
Richard Kruse Wow! That's a heart wrenching voyage from exhilarating opportunity being supported by your heroic Ohio Women to the heartbreak of a despot wrecking havoc on innocents. I guess this range of emotion makes us human and you have traveled in one day from the highlands of hope to the hellish depths of despair. May it open your eyes without damaging your spirit. Thanks for your insights and, of course, for your generosity on behalf of "your girls," Richard Kruse. As you can see, I sign these formally since they won't allow me to call myself Dick!
Richard H. The highs and the lows of the human condition - a rich experience to say the least. Helen thanks for this blog - it has whetted all our appetites for more info. about your trip.