Experience Local Cambodian Culture on Bamboo Iceland
Bamboo Iceland is one hour off the coast, near the town of Sihanoukville (where I have been in the past month) , It is a small island, which you can cross only two beaches in 10 minutes and has. There is not much snorkeling here. Only ten bungalows. There is no Internet. No power except 6:00 p.m. to 11:00. No hot water. No fans. It's just you, the beach, a good book, and a handful of other people.
I spent my days at the beach, did a freestyle poetry night, limboed, and caught my Family Guy . After a few stressful months of writing, it was exactly what I needed to relax.
But what I was most enjoyed my night on the island with the Cambodians. I had come to bamboo with two friends, because we knew the manager of the bungalows, and he was a "Bungalow housewarming" party with its newly built bungalow. It would be him, be the local staff and us.
After the kitchen staff had served the tourists, they closed early down and we all went for food and drinks over to the new bungalow. I ate - and ate some more. They kept on my plate and drink in his hand the food. Curry dishes were poured onto my plate to fill my mouth with fire, spice and unknown pieces of chicken. Savory Grill fish was delivered to me. There was no fillet - I took exactly the bone I wanted to get away. There was also grilled squid, shrimp and vegetables.
As we ate, I was struck how different cultures outside the West always seem to eat. How much of the world, the locals enjoy eating together in Cambodia. A tarp is laid out, dishes are brought out and placed in the center, and everyone is sitting cross-legged, eating and grab what they want. There is no my plate or dish. It is a common meal together in a society where the community is important.
I was not only beaten, as they were eating, but whatever they ate. How many poor, rural communities that I visited, nothing is wasted. The squid is the shrimp head is completely cooked eaten, and no part of this chicken goes unused. This is not only in the Cambodian culture; it happens in the world and is in stark contrast to the inefficiency of the West. Everything we eat is super-sized and discarded.
I could on poetic about this wax, attach great importance on the society, the culture and values of how people dowsing. I will not, though; Instead, I'll just say that sitting and watching the Khmers eating, talking, laughing, and put me in their community was a blessed and joyful experience, although I on that the ink-covered squid was not as sharp.
After dinner, when the plates were cleared away, was turned on and turned up the music, and performed the local traditional dance. Khmer dance involves a lot of slow hand movements, fingers turning, and grace. Each has been pressed from the ground up, and my friends and I were made to dance (taught). We followed the Cambodians as they gave us instructions; not to speak Khmer able we learned just by following along. There was no one to say do "left, right, left" so we did our best to keep up. . Note: I am Khmer dance really bad
As the night continued, I was taught some basic Khmer phrases did friends with the ferryman, and with one of the chefs a shot of some really bad shot Khmer.
on my time in Cambodia Thinking back, I realized I had not wasted it. Had I followed my original plan, I would have been on the island a few weeks ago, but I would the manager did not come to know, was introduced to him by my mainland friends only recently. Although it would have been another party, I would have not been invited. stuck Getting Started in Sihanouk allowed me the chance to spend time with the locals in a way I would not otherwise have been possible.
One of the issues for this video Q & A month (I have a video Q & A on Facebook - .. more reason to be a fan) asks whether people should spend added time in a target, to know
unequivocally yes
Since my time on bamboo remembered what I learned in Greece, Bangkok, Amsterdam, and countless stayed other places where I get stuck: Culture can only be seen over time
As travelers, we move around a lot .. we scratching surfaces, but never the layers of the onion peel back. There is only so much to do in a few days. If you really want to understand a place at a deeper level, at some point, you need to just stop, get stuck, and enjoy in the area.
Even if it means, in other places you lack wanted to visit.
So I think in that sense, the month that I was locked in my room spent not a waste of time, cost me to Laos and Malaysia trip. This month part of the trip was to get Cambodia in more than a passing fashion.
And knowing this light, I leave Asia not sad about what I missed, but happy with what I got to see. [1945003meineKambodschaReiseführerundstartenSieIhreReiseplanenheute]
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