After coming back and having a much needed nap we went to build wheelchairs with Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Tun Channareth. Helping make these wheel chairs was very fun, and fulfilling. After putting together three wheelchairs that would help many disabled people. He spoke to us about land mines still being a very big issue and safety concern in Cambodia. He said there was an estimated four million land mines still in the grounds of Cambodia and everyday more explode and everyday more people are severely injured. After losing his legs to a land mine as a child he started writing the land mine ban and presenting it to many countries and politicians. Through his work he has saved many, helped many people have a better life and is preventing more life changing events everyday, and this is why he was honored with a Nobel Peace Prize.
To end the day, we went to a night market. During one of our group meetings, we learned how to count in Khmer and used them to bargain at the night market. It began to rain which made the night market experience a little less enjoyable, but did not affect our bargaining skills. Many of us went of in groups of three and began buying and searching for what we wanted. One of the most common purchases makes were Rolex watches and t shirts. We got these goods at cheap prices sometimes as low as one dollar. The night market was a very good experiences for us all. Shopping at the night market was a great way to end a very long day.
Too many pictures to upload here. Another Google folder is needed. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TPNBlY7WgEvrIwiBHTqE2pMFk84qinQ9
