Charles and Cambodia

When we first arrived in Thailand, one of the first things that we noticed were the lizards here. They have lizards all over. I had about 3 in my room when I first walked in. They are EVERYWHERE. And what is weirder.. they have a chirp, like a bird. It is weird.

 I keep them in my room so they can eat my bugs. So we have become quite good friends. Thinking that, I thought I should name them.. Charles sounded pretty good. I was thinking Charles so there could be quite a few. Ya know, like Charles I, Charles II...etc.

Well one of my first accidents with Charles was when I was closing my windows. Charles likes to sit in the window frames where the sun hits. Anyways, I didn't notice that he was there until the next morning when I opened my windows.. I smashed him in half! Like a pancake. Gone. Now I had a dead Charles and I felt so bad! I almost started crying to my teachers I felt so bad. But little did I know that it happens A TON here. You will be walking passed a door frame and there is another Charles up on the side of it, or in the corner.. Poor Charles... 

Well.. Charles and I decided to have another moment the other night. I ran into the bathroom because I had to pee so bad. I had flipped on the lights as I was running in and it took a second for them to actually get on. I flew in, and sat about 3/4's of the way towards the front of the toilet seat without looking down at it. (Usually there are only women at the school, so I don't have to worry about falling in the toilet if the seat is up.) Well, I start doing my do and I feel something touch my bum! I jump up off the toilet and scream bloody murder.. I look behind me and find Charles sitting on the back of the toilet seat staring at me like I am crazy! I had to shake the toilet seat for him to get off.. He was saying that it was his territory or something like that.. I didn't need company. Thanks anyways Charles. I will call you next time I need someone to keep me entertained. 

Cambodia:

Last weekend we went to Cambodia for our last trip away before we head home to America. It was so awesome to visit such an ancient country. Filled with history. We went to visit Angkor Wat. For those of you who don't know what Angkor Wat is..it is an ancient ruins temple, kinda like Indiana Jones status. Pretty cool stuff.

We went around to different temple sights and saw new exciting things to check off of the bucket list. I am so glad I was able to experience. I also noticed that Cambodia was a poor poor country. 

 There were tiny children everywhere just trying to sell tourists anything they possibly could just to get a dollar. I bought 3 bracelets for a dollar from a young girl probably about 5 years old. She was dressed in grungy clothes, with her hair all nappy and it had looked like she hadn't showered in a week.  I felt so bad. I just wish that they had a better life. I was so glad I was able to experience the life of a Cambodian. It made me humble my heart. I wanted so much more for them. I felt so greedy having everything when they are just trying to fend for food on their tables each night.