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Students Arrive Safely in Phnom Penh

January 10, 2013

Students arrived safely in Phnom Penh this evening, a bit bedraggled after the 29-hour journey but awfully chipper, nonetheless. After receiving their welcome packets and taking a look over the city from the rooftop view, they’re now resting in a downtown hotel. Tomorrow morning we’ll have a lovely buffet breakfast and then a swim and orientation session, lunch in the restaurants around the hotel, and then continued family orientation with our local assistants, Neang Nana and Sen Marya. Nana and Marya will talk about living with Cambodian families while we take a driving tour of the city.

At 5 p.m., we’ll arrive at our apartment complex, and 19 host families will be there to pick up their students.

The students were grateful for the warm send-off at GC yesterday morning, with perhaps 200 people present to wish them well as they traveled. More SST Cambodia blogging to come in the busy days ahead.

On the bus from Pochentong Airport to our hotel.
Carina and Lauren on the bus ride to the hotel
Toward the back of the bus on the night ride to the hotel
Although difficult to see here, the locations of each student’s house is identified on this map. If you enlarge the image sufficiently, you should be able to see the tabs with students names and the area where they will be living, as of tomorrow.
Host families are quite excited to have students in their homes. This photo is from Monday’s orientation session with families.
Another gorgeous sunset over Phnom Penh. Sleep well, SSTers.