Whirlwind

I am about to start a chaotic six weeks of travelling, and rather looking forward to it. Starting Sunday, I will co-lead a week-long trip to northeastern Cambodia to close my service with PEPY. Afterwards, I will return to Phnom Penh to meet my good buddy Aaron who is coming over from Japan to travel in Cambodia with me for about a week. Just after he leaves, I'll catch a flight up to Luang Prabang to explore northern Laos and then travel down the Mekong through the heart of Indochina all the way back to Phnom Penh. Time permitting I'd like to jump back into Vietnam for some more kite-surfing, but I'm hoping to be back in North Carolina by the beginning of May so I'll just have to play it by ear.

Hard to believe I've been with PEPY for six months already. Living in Phnom Penh has certainly been a unique experience. I am quite sad to leave behind such great friends and co-workers; not since the Peace Corps have I been surrounded by such a socially and environmentally aware group of people. But, with such exciting months ahead, it's hard to feel too sentimental, especially as I am quite sure I will be seeing these PEPY folks again, whether it be in Cambodia, the US, Finland, Italy, Tanzania, or wherever the zephyrs blow me next...