Malaysia Week Misshaps , Misadventures, Experiences, and Excitement!!!

At ISKL (The International School of Kuala Lumpur), the school I go to, we get an opportunity once every year to go on different sites, and explore native Malaysia, with no parents, for 5 days. This is called Malaysia Week. My Malaysia Week site was Kuala Gandah, and this was the first time this site was launched, so we were the pioneers! I suffered from a bit of homesickness on the second day, but other than that, I didn't really miss home.

On the first day, we camped out by a kampung. We went on a night trek, but didn't see anything, apart from the shiny eyes of a bush baby and some fireflies. It also rained that day, so our tents flooded.

Day 2- we went into the primary jungle. For fun, we jumped over a gorge. The gorge also had some roots to stand on, but they weren't exactly strong. A strange, goofy, Korean guy with really bad luck called Joey stepped on the roots to get across and fell into the water below us. Ha ha! It also rained today, and our tents, now all muddy, flooded again.

On day 3, we spent most of our time commuting, to the elephant sanctuary! This was the best campsite out of the lot! There was a canopy over all the tents, and the ground- lovely sand. I nearly got washed away from the campsite in the river.... 5 times.

Day 4- We spent most of this day helping the elephants in the sanctuary- bathing them, cleaning their poop, feeding them, observing them, riding them, and bonding with them. We also bought a ton of stuff. One guy bought a lighter, but the site leader confiscated it. I bought a ton of gum, and we all bought Pringles, and a lot of soda!

On the bus ride home, we stopped at Deerland, and looked at, made notes about, and played with all the animals. Sadly, there was a peacock. I am absolutely terrified of peacocks. But, I got to feed a sun bear honey! Its tongue is so sticky and warm! We arrived home 2 and a half hours early.

Over spring break, I am going to Laos. There are plenty of things to do and see there, and the cultural experience should prove interesting. I also enjoy exploring. Another list (I like lists):
Countries I've been to-
Bulgaria
Barbados
St. Lucia
Germany
Cambodia
The UK
The US
Trinidad
Malaysia
Mexico
Canada
The Philippines

And 2 other countries that I can't remember. I'll complete this list after spring break.
Please post a comment,
Aidan
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Hello Memphis Peeps!

Hello people in Memphis! My name is Aidan, and I originally come from Scotland, but now, I am living Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It's really interesting. There is a huge mix of nationalities and places. There are the KL Petronas Twin Towers in the city centre, which look fascinating at night, when all the lights on the sides of the towers are turned on. There is also the KL Tower, right next to the Twin Towers. The KL Tower is basically just a needle-if a needle was 800 metres high!
Outside of the city, there are little Orang Asli (Native Malay) settlements. These are amazing to visit, and if you ever do come over here, I would recommend visiting them! They live very basically, but all have shoes, old phones, and small TVs. Some of them also use blowpipes, others just farm.
I also enjoy cycling. Once you get out of the city centre, there are some beautiful bike trails! There are loads of hills, but there are also flatish trails, so everyone gets their choice! At most trails, there are food stalls, selling dough nuts, curry puffs, and chestnuts. Mmm.....
When it comes to food, there is plenty of choice! Since many people of different live here, and aren't all Malay, their food of choice is usually featured in some place or another.
Types of Food-
Western
Malay
Chinese
Indian
Middle Eastern
Mediterranean
Thai
Turkish
Japanese
Korean

There is also a local fruit, called durian, which tastes fine, but smells terrible, and is therefore banned in most public places.
Anyway, I have to go and do some other school stuff in class, so I'll continue this later.
Aidan.


Twin Towers at Night.
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