Précis – a restorative and transforming trip
I left Arizona during a near-record cold snap (18 degrees F at 3 a.m.) to visit Jackie, who teaches English in Thailand, and visit selected sites (see map at
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=106095363253729920413.00047a3770b48a2a7e767&t=h&z=6 ).
Jackie found me from the hoards of those emerging from the plane to board a bus for Koh Chang, about a four hours southeast.
What a great way to start the trip – Warm air! Warm water! Beaches! Swimming! Snorkeling!
Jackie and
me on Lonely Beach.
Our next stop was Siem Reap, Cambodia as a base to explore Angkor Wat and 
environs. I loved the jungle temples, with trees growing in, around, and through them. I still can’t articulate what shifted within me or how. All I can say is that of the 350+ photos I took on the trip, 200+ were of these temples.
Then on to Jackie’s village.
Here are the teachers at one of the schools where she teaches. The gals are holding candy canes that I brought as a gift. Folks sure loved these, after a brief intro on what they were and how to unwrap.
