Mission to Cambodia Day 2

Mission to Cambodia 2012

A Servant’s Heart

from Cameray Hart

We already are keeping quite busy on our second day in beautiful Cambodia.  Because of our schedules being thrown off so much from the time change, most of us automatically woke up well before 6 or 7.  After a breakfast at the hotel, we headed by bus to southern Cambodia.  The bus ride there was filled with many images one would be hard-pressed to find in the US.  Motos (mopeds or motorcycles) speeding by with Mom, Dad, and their three children piled on.  Market places selling traditional food, handwoven baskets, and other such specialties.  And miles and miles of rice fields.

After driving three hours, we made it to our destination: the city of Kampot. Of course, the first thing we did was have lunch.  The place we picked was called “Natural Bungalow” and it definitely stayed true to the name. We had a bungalow right on the river with the mountains in the background.  The food was good, but the company was better.  Being the only ones at the restaurant, we were able to get to know each other better. Continue reading

Belmont students complete Study Abroad to Geneva

Twelve students from Belmont recently spent three weeks in Geneva and the area around the city in a unique study abroad experience full of firsts.  It was Belmont’s first study abroad to the city of Geneva, the first for a nursing clinical course, and the first for a shared educational experience with some students enrolled in community health nursing and others in a humanities course.  The courses included a shared study of the book, Frankenstein, as Geneva is the setting for much of this classic’s action.  The students had a first-hand opportunity to explore the book from literary, philosophical, historical, psychological and public health points of view.  The courses were taught by Dr. John Paine, Professor of English and French, and Dr. Ruby Dunlap, Associate Professor of Nursing. Continue reading