Las Mariposas 6/10/15

The strange events came to a halt, with that said I am exhausted from today so excuse the grammar and confusion. It was so wonderful to see no clouds and a clear sunset with an amazing view of Angkor Wat in the reflection pool. The heat, however, was not so beautiful, at least not in the part of me looking somewhat not drenched in sweat. The serene and mystical beauty of all temples is always a joy to take in. Through the stress and exhaustion of the heat we finally made it to the tree temple. The long path leading there is green and lush with high rows of trees and butterflies fluttering along to the traditional Khmer music. The butterflies fly away so peacefully when thousands of people walk through their forest every day to get to the temples and still come close and fly along with the packs of people. Lunch was entertaining as it nearly took three hours due to there only being one chef and one hot plate. So we got to spend more time talking and learning more about when CHA (past orphanage I worked at) shut down. Pov isn't 100% what happened because it happened so fast, but he knows more than we do. The day it shut down cars came taking the kids away, and luckily for what Pov knows, placed them in other orphanages. We initially thought they would have let them into the streets to decide for themselves. Pov and Punleu happened to be in the same car with some more older boys. The new orphanage they went to didn't have school. So after three days the boys ran away and are now living in a house with Rithy (caretaker of CHA) and are going to school now. I can't wait to visit their home this upcoming week and see all the boys who have grown up and are teenagers now from my first visit. The rest of the night was filled with laughter and swimming lessons. Seeing the sunset on top of a temple on top of the mountain, then later enjoying Aspara dancing and the night market. Oh and add eating grasshoppers to the list.