------------------UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE------------------ (Sex Trade Documentary)

8/17/09 (Mon) I felt a lot better when I woke up today. I don’t even want to think about how horrible I might have felt if I actually woke up early again yesterday to see the sunrise at Angkor Wat again! I’m so glad that I listened to my body.

My legs are so incredibly burnt right now it’s not even funny. We took the boat back to Phnom Penh today, and even with sun block I got a little burnt. But I didn’t put ANY sunblock on my legs until it was too late, because my legs never burn. Well talk about a bad idea, my legs are burnt horribly. My legs look like lobster legs. I got a lot of color all over me, I can feel it on my back, but I can’t help but feel it on my legs, they are burning!!!

Besides that, the boat ride was awesome. It was really nice being on the top deck and seeing the river and the trees and all the little kids. There was a good amount of kids here and there that would yell and wave excitedly at us. It made me giggle every time. It was neat to see, and I of course waved back equally excited. The boat ride was so relaxing, I took many deep breathes of the fresh air. The was temperature was nice, much cooler with the breeze from the water.

It was so funny when we the boat pulled in to Phnom Penh. As soon as we grabbed our things and headed back to the top of the boat there were already tuk-tuk drivers on the boat trying to get you to ride with them! I couldn’t believe it. I had heard from people and seen in a travel video how aggressive tuk-tuk drivers and moto bike drivers could be, but we had never really experienced it until then. They swarmed us all talking at the same time trying to convince us to go with them. Steph was a little overwhelmed, but I just laughed. She wanted me to make a decision, but I just got my video camera out of my bag because I had to get the chaos on film. :) We ended up going with this cute guy who had put his arm around Steph and asked her how she was. It was funny.

We had a great lunch down the street from our hotel and I talked with Steph about a whole lot of things; about spirituality, bad things happening, God always being there, and trusting God. Steph is pretty amazing and had some wise words for me. I’m so glad that we met, she is truly a blessing and I look forward to getting to know her more. I wish she lived in Oregon. Kevin and I will have to go visit her in Colorado, it sure is beautiful there so I don’t think it would be a pain to visit there. :)

My room is a good one in the good building, it’s only on the 2nd floor, right next to Beck & Steph, to bad they are only staying for a day. I’m glad that all I have to do is walk down two flights of stairs to eat or use the internet! :) I’m exhausted but I still have a lot to do. I just realized sitting here typing that it feels like I’m still on the boat, rocking back and forth! :) Reminds me of roller-skating and when you are done it still feels like you are somehow still on them. The boat most definitely didn’t help my tummy, but I do feel WAY better today.