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Post by Mr. Boyle on Mar 27, 2016 2:09:58 GMT -8
All students please reply. Include a picture if you are able. It does not seem possible to attach a picture from a mobile device, only from a laptop.
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Post by sophiekeys on Mar 27, 2016 6:18:38 GMT -8
One thing I learnt today was that during the rainy season the floating village moves up to surround the buddhist temple. I also learnt that the spikes at the end of the roofs on temples represents the snake from the story of Buda.
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Post by reedzhang on Mar 27, 2016 6:20:33 GMT -8
All students please reply. Include a picture if you are able. It does not seem possible to attach a picture from a mobile device, only from a laptop. I learned how to ride bikes in jungles and cliffs. It is dangerous but it is also fun to me. |
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Post by sedonaherding on Mar 27, 2016 6:28:30 GMT -8
Today, I learned that when the people in the villages were so poor, they went to the temples, such as Angkor Wat, and got the heads off the Buddha statues and sold them so they could get money. Because the Buddha heads were the real thing, they were/are worth a lot.
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Post by samrilaney on Mar 27, 2016 6:31:01 GMT -8
Today i learned more about the history of Cambodia and its revolution.
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Post by mckenzeypeter on Mar 27, 2016 6:37:16 GMT -8
One thing that I learned today was that Cambodia turns 3 different colors depending on the season. During the rainy season Cambodia is green,during the dry season Cambodia is brown and when it is time to harvest the crops the landscape turns a golden color. I also learned that during the rainy season it usually rains about twice a day and when it does rain it really comes down in sheets. The good thing though is that it only lasts about 10 to 10 minutes.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2016 6:38:03 GMT -8
 I learned about the Buddhas' different postures and the way their hands are in a sculpture/painting/etc., and what they meant. [The picture is a 100-year-old tree that is near the temple] |
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Post by Angel on Mar 27, 2016 6:42:50 GMT -8
One thing I learned today is the Cambodia history.
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Post by Mr. Perry on Mar 27, 2016 6:44:23 GMT -8
This glorious Sunday I learned that Angkor wat (which was originally a nickname given to the structure for foreigners) was discovered in 1861. When it was discovered by a Frenchman in 1861, it was the first time anyone in the west had ever heard of this religious place.
**I also learned that many DAIS students can overcome heat, exhaustion and humidity to dominate some mountain biking trails in Cambodia. Rock on and sweet dreams!
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Post by Cloris Li on Mar 27, 2016 6:47:48 GMT -8
Today I have learned that Angkor Wat is the biggest temple in the world, and it is about 4 times bigger than the Vatican city. Its original Hindu name was really long and hard to pronounce, so the local people called it Angkor Wat instead. Angkor Wat means "the house of Vishnu", and Vishnu is one of the gods of Hinduism. 
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Post by rachelchen on Mar 27, 2016 6:57:08 GMT -8
![]()  Today the kayaking session is obviously the most excited experience for today. I at least learnt how to control the boat! Astoria and I are both beginners of kayaking, so at first we could not contrl our boat at all. We were like both screaming...However, after we calm down and figured out the plan after communcating patiently with each other, we did a really good job! BTW, the picture has nothing to do with my reply. It's a picutre of the family that we visted in the floating village. |
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Post by stevenren on Mar 27, 2016 6:59:35 GMT -8
 Today i learned that the green lily like plants are invasive species of plants that has grown all of the canal and blotted out many places and seen everywhere i paddled. I also learned about Cambodia's histories, and some Cambodians who lives on or near the rivers' daily lives. And their schedules and some components that make up their lives.   |
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Post by nicholasc on Mar 27, 2016 7:00:30 GMT -8
I learned that through perseverance and hard work, I can do what I once thought was impossible.
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Post by David Xiao on Mar 27, 2016 7:03:29 GMT -8
First of all, I learnt about how to coontrol a bout of kayaking. I also learnt about some stories of buddism.
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Post by jazmynlu on Mar 27, 2016 7:04:43 GMT -8
One thing I learned today is that it is possible for me to ride a bike for 25 km. Before today, I didn't even think I could ride 10 km without dying of exhaustion. On Campus, riding to and from Busy Bee is already a strenuous task (although I do have a really bad bike). Today, I rode around the Angkor Wat complex, riding a total of around 25 km. Although at some times it was really hard to keep going, I kept going and pushed myself hard to reach the 25 km finish line. I learned that it IS possible to achieve things you never think you could achieve, as long as you have the right attitude and perseverance. Connecting this to what we saw today, building the temples in a time where there was no technology must have been hard. Even in the temple, it was exhausting to climb the steep stairs and walk around. The temple's intricate design and structure must have taken a really long time to finish since it probably took a lot of time to carve each and every stone with little statues and patterns. Back then, the workers probably also had to persevere through to finish the temple, which they eventually successfully did.
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