Archive for August 2015
Sihanoukville, Koh Rong Sanloem: When Anticipation Surpasses Reality
My first weekend escape was with two fellow volunteers to Sihanoukville, a highly recommended beach town about four hours car ride from Phnom Penh.
Read MorePhnom Penh: Opportunity is a Privilege (Day 5,6)
I’ll be honest – I did not know what I was doing on my first day of class. I was wholly unprepared for the realities of teaching, and slightly worried about whether I was qualified enough to provide value to the children.
Read MorePhnom Penh: Teaching is more than giving – it is also receiving (Day 4)
Today I learned that teaching is an art. Not to say that I previously thought it was easy, but I also did not think I would struggle as much as I did: I’m smart and I know the English language very well, so it should only make sense that I’d be able to teach it, right?
Read MorePhnom Penh: Sometimes Happiness Just Requires You to Show Up (Day 3)
After learning about Cambodia’s terrible history and the suffering of its people, I arrived at the Center of Children’s Happiness with a solemn heart.
Read MorePhnom Penh: History’s Atrocities Repeat Themselves, and We Let Them (Day 2)
We grow up hearing about all the terrible things that happen in the world. I’m sure many of us have at least witnessed one in some shape or form.
Read MorePhnom Penh: Foreigners are Just That – Foreign (Day 1)
Twenty-four hours of crossing the world gave me plenty of time to conjure up an elaborate fantasy of my arrival to Phnom Penh.
Read MoreHow Kindness is Leading Me to Cambodia
For the next couple of weeks, I will be volunteering at an orphanage in the projects of Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital.
Read MoreWhat Morocco Taught Me About the Pursuit of Dreams
Take a moment to ask yourself – where do you want to travel? Seriously. If you had your pick of any one place in the world, what would it be? And who would it be with?
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