kulen mountain

today was amazing, minus our few mishaps... but the views here are absolutelllllyyy beeaaautiful, i love it.
i woke up at 5 today, we had to go to the orphanage for 6. quite possibly the longest day ever lol. as soon as i walked in today, the kids were all set to go... they were soooo excited, they said they've only been there 2 times prior to today. our little truck-bus rolled in today... it's like something you'd see in a scary movie, kind of reminded me of wrong turn... the pickup truck thing that all the crazies ride in, it was pretty sketchy and it proved to be so later on lol... but yeah, we got in, we fit like 35 people in the back of that thing... bumpy, squishy ride thats for sure. we got about half way, if that, up the hill and the truck started making weird noises, then it just broke down. we sat there on the road, while people passed us constantly and like 2 people stopped to help... the person driving the truck didn't know how to fix it, so we all began to walk...i've never sweat so much in my life, it started getting really hott and it was all uphill.. the kids loved it though, they were spread out everywhere! myself and the girl from ireland kept pretty close and her boyfriend stayed back a little... i bet he soon regretted that lol.. we walked for about 25 minutes, i was dyinggg. good thing i came prepared with water, first time i thought ahead haha. this one vehicle stopped and offered to take just the kids, but the other girl and i didn't think that was a good idea, clearly lol.. so we continued on our strut for a while until two other vans pulled up with some of our people in it. we managed to fit 25 people in the van we were in... there were lots of people in it before we even got in, i felt like it was a clown car lol.
once we got up to the waterfall part, it was sooo beautiful! the kids absolutely loved it! they jumped right in and we're so happy... it was awesome to see them so happy and indulged in something non-technological. they all get along so well and just have fun together, it's different from home lol.
once we got back up the stairs, ones that were so scary to walk on, they were all slanted, super spaced apart and just really sketchy, we had some lunch...i actually ate, it was just rice but it was really good... the kids played around some more and then we left around 130-2... it took us til about 5 to actually get home, the ride was so long! the wind was in my face the whole time, i've never felt more sandy, dirty and gross lol
it was an awesome day, minus the bus breaking down and the gross heat. i love being around the kids because they're always happy and smiling... the only way these kids are unfortunate is financially. other than that, they're happy and loved. all of them had a new pair of shoes on today and as hard as it is, they're still supported. they may not have parents, but they're doing fine... one of the girls was telling me how she gets to go to school on monday, she was really excited about it. when i talk to these kids, it makes me want to bring them all home! ... mom you better be ready for it! lol

some things i've seen that i've forgotten to write:
- a spider like 5-6 inches wide!!!!!! omgggg, it was very scary, it was in the jungle.. eee
- a man with no foot
- someone showering using a pump well ... :(
- a fight between a woman and a man... first they were hitting, then the woman threw a water bottle at the man and he was restraind by a friend
- a rainbow!!
- little babies everywhere without clothes on... or riding around on motorbikes without diapers and shoes :(
- entrance to the cambodia army area
- one of the kids caught a dragonfly and when they went to let it go, they through it up and the dragonfly flew into my face... they thought it was hilarious lol