Sunday Siem Reap - Colin & Jack

Today, we woke up fairly early to get to our 10:10 flight on time. We were supposed to leave our hotel in Phnom Penh at 7:00 sharp, so naturally people came down at 6:55 ready to go. After a short ride to the airport our group of 17 marched into the airport. Much to everyone’s surprise, our 10:10 flight had been cancelled. Thankfully Tana, one of our fearless group leaders, was able to book us a 1:45 flight into Siem Reap. The issue for the group now was filling the 5 hour layover and, thanks to some quick thinking from Wiley, some of the boys engaged in a heated battle over the island Catan. A small group was also playing Clue but their game was not nearly as hostile as the battle over Catan. Alliances were made and then broken, curse words were used, fingers were pointed, and in the end Comrade Thomas of the Central Powers secured the victory. Needless to say, we will certainly be settling Catan again before the trip is over. Post-landing in Siem Reap we hoped on a bus and set off to the Metta Karuna Reflection Center.  Pulling into the complex expectations were low due to the rumors of squat toilets and no showers.  Once we exited the bus and walked around the Center everyone was much happier with how beautiful and peaceful it was.  After we got settled in our rooms, we played two fun bonding games to let out some energy before our Phnom Penh/Killing field debrief.  During our meeting/debrief we had very interesting discussions about the killing fields and the importance and morality of visiting monuments like these. We then got on another bus and went to the city center for dinner, we had a delicious meal.  We then got on the bus and headed back for the Reflection Center.  Before exiting the bus and going to our rooms we had a quick rundown of the plan for tomorrow which includes a 4 o’ clock leaving time.  We are all very excited about our plans for tomorrow despite the wake up time.  Finally, Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad’s that helped make it possible for us to come on this amazing trip!