Phnom Penh

I officially arrived in Phnom Penh 11:20pm 1/26. I met a fellow LC member while boarding my flight from Seoul to Phnom Penh.  I was greeted with a sign at the airport.  From there I met another LC member.  The weather was warm, humid, with a few mosquitos.  We took Tuk Tuk's to the Marady Hotel.  One tuk tuk was strictly for luggage.  A tuk tuk is essentially a bike with a carriage-like cart attached to it.  Enroute, approximately 15 minutes, we passed through the city, many people were out side in little groups talked around their vending cart areas.  I have a video/pictures, but the connection is too poor to get it off of my ipod at the moment. Stay tuned for updates.

Interestingly, I have the sensation of a hand falling asleep for the past 12-14 hours.  The feeling goes from my right pinky to my wrist.  Then there is the random heart beat and and twitching nerve I can see going up my arm.  I have been icing and using icy-hot, told it could take a week to dismiss.

It seems that internet is working better from my laptop than the ipod.  I was able to Facetime Nick for couple of minutes (while he was hitting the slopes - snowboarding ha).  I lost connection with him though.  I have not had time to contact anyone else with my poor internet connection via text.

I just has some breakfast in the lobby, toast with eggs, and some type of fatty greasy pork that I refrained from indulging in. Some of my friends purchased Cambodian ice-coffee from a street vendor.  The coffee is placed in a plastic bag with a straw rubber-banded to the top, tasty - and I don't even care for coffee.  I am told that it is made with a sweetened condensed milk.

I am currently sitting in my 2 bed-hotel room listening to construction, traffic noises, and occasional beeping.  In about ten minutes some LC friends and I are setting out for some exploration before I meet the full group at 12:30pm for a tour of Phnom Penh. Life is good!