Hi! It has been a busy few days! We have officially started being put to work. I have spent alot of time at the city dental clinic. There are just 2 chairs, and only one of these has air/water, motor capabilities to do fillings.. the other, well, that chair is only for extractions.. The resident doctor here is very nice and she has really let us jump right in. I actually did scaling on a patient the other day, nothing like taking out ALOT of built up calculus! :)...

You know you're in Cambodia when.. You drive 1.5 hours into the rural country and all you see is thatch houses on stilts, rice paddies, and cows laying in the middle of the road... You set up a "dental clinic" in the middle of the 'playground' outside and treat kids and adults on top of picnic tables, hold a flashlight for light, and have your patients spit into plastic grocery bags... You can't get your surgical gloves on because your hands are so s...

You know youre in Cambodia when.... You ride on an elephant to tour around a 2000 year old temple, You have the most incredible green curry you have ever had, and for only 2.50 You see whole families riding on one moped in the pouring down rain.. dad in front, mom in the middle with baby in a sling , and grandma holding on for dear life in the back. Hope every one is well! *C

Hey guys, so it was a rough start to this crazy trip. i was supposed to have an over night layover in ho chi minh, but i was not allowed to go on the flight b/c northwest did not tell me that since it was over night i had to have a special visa. for a while my options were to stay here in tokyo or go back to the states! after 4 hours at the airport, northwest finally was able to book me on a flight for ho chi minh to cambodia, same day layover so i wouldnt need a...