Getting down with the locals

For our last day in Siem Reap, Fila took us to the local school to visit the children and give them notebooks and pens. The children are absolutely adorable, so sweet, and eager to practice their English. Maeve & I decided to write inspirational messages in the back of some of the notebooks so the kids would find them. We wrote things like, learning is fun, stay in school, and love your Mum & Dad. After visiting the school, Fila took us to his parents house for lunch. They had prepared the most delicious meal ever. We then took ox driven carts back to our bus. In the afternoon we visited the floating villages. There are floating houses, shops, and even a floating church. We stopped at one of the floating shops and we were greeted by a young boy walking around with a python around his neck. He was fearless with the snake and took great pleasure in scaring us unsuspecting tourists. We went to a local families house for dinner and we ate spiders legs.... hippy jibbys or what!! But in fairness, they were quite tasty, tasted just like chicken :)