Don't worry Cambodia, I will be back so soon.

I will miss Cambodia, I will miss Phnom Penh. In the past eight weeks, Cambodia has truly made a indent in my life, no longer is it just a place that I hear stories about, read news articles about, see pictures of. I have experience Cambodia on a first-person account. It is such a strange feeling to think about it in those terms.
I don't know if I ever mention this, but this is my "first" internship. I am so thankful I got to experience what I experience this summer in Cambodia because I believe that I can take this back with me and apply what I have learned about Cambodia, work related skills/stuff and myself. Just to add on top of that, my heritage connection to this place. It is an absolutely amazing experience that I do not take for granted for. I really hope that my little sister can come to Cambodia and experience what it means to be Cambodia or at least try to figure that our. I did not in any way figure out that tough question, but it at least open new doors and new perspectives to continue on trying to figure out who I am.
This internship has really made me calm about going into my practicum in the fall for social work. I don't think I will ever experience another internship like this, something that was hands-on at every point of the journey, every piece of work that we did was not just busy work, but something so meaningful and be able to go into communities and connect with individuals on a one to one basis. I heard from my other internees that this internship is not like all internships at all. It's amazing that this was my first and I was able to experience something like this. Something I truly care about and has given me so much passion to strive and do the work that I did in Cambodia. I will not forget all of the times that I spent out in the province. Being able to just throw myself into a community and talk about life, struggles, hopes and dreams. Even the little moments, just a simple goodbye with their hand on your hand wishing that road ahead will be happy and that your future will be good. Those moments are the moments that I will miss. Being able to meet my family who I had heard in stories, finally being able to match them with the real faces and being able to meet uncles and even my Grandma. I don't know how I will ever forget those moments.
I am leaving to the airport in 3 hours by a taxi (because my mom wanted that and she thought it would be safer than a tuk tuk), but I am sitting here realizing about how fast this had gone by. I was up til 5am this morning with Rothany because we both couldn't sleep, we actually wanted to play on our iPhone because we are addicted to Tap Resort Party and God Finger, but besides that we ended talking about all sorts of things and about Cambodia and life. It was a positive that I was up that late to get myself used to Central time when I get back. This isn't goodbye to Cambodia, but just a vacation away from Cambodia. I will be back for sure. 100%.
See yeah later Cambodia, I will miss you in the time being. =(