Arriving in Bali early Wednesday evening after a day of sitting around airports trying to delay the onset of boredom, trying not to spend all my money on wine and chocolate and trying not to smell like a poof’s palace (no offence, Graeme Brown) by dousing myself in all the perfume samples from duty free, … More Reflecting on Cambodia
Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Today was my final full day in Cambodia; my last in Mainland South East Asia, and the end of an incredible seven weeks travelling – visiting places I never thought I’d get the chance to go to; seeing things I felt lucky to have seen; experiencing things not many people get to … More Day 48 – Leaving Happyland and Leaving Cambodia – Taking Only Memories.
Takeo Province, Cambodia; Today was my last full day at Happyland. However, I woke in a foul mood – not being sure whether it was a bad case of PMS, the fact I was missing the feeling of being clean, and being able to use a toilet without pissing on myself; the fact I wanted … More Day 47 in SE Asia – Happiness at Happyland – It’s All About The Kids
Takeo Province, Cambodia; Even though today we technically had another day off, Gold Coast and I spent some time sorting through the storage room. The amount of donated materials and leftover ‘stuff’ we found in there was frustrating, and frankly sickening. We found hundreds of toothbrushes and tubes of toothpaste…lots of medication and surgical instruments…spare … More Day 46 in SE Asia – Distancing Myself to Prevent Inevitable Hurt
Takeo Province, Cambodia; This morning I volunteered to help with the gardening again. Along with Italy and Lille, I spent a good hour and a half raking up grass and dirt and trying to avoid the heat of the sun, which was pretty much impossible. Even at 8:30am I could feel the rays burning my … More Day 44 in SE Asia – Karma, You Work in Mysterious Ways
Takeo Province, Cambodia; It was a bit of a slower day today. Not many children came to Happyland which was a puzzlement as the sun was shining and the roads were dry (I burnt my face after ten minutes of sitting out at the wifi cafe…typical). However, the quietness was kind of a nice reprieve. … More Day 43 in South East Asia – Everything is Better When The Sun Shines
Takeo Province, Cambodia; This morning, in rotation from the gardening, it was my turn to participate in some cleaning. Every morning the classrooms needed sweeping, the bathroom needed mopping and the kitchen needed a good once over. As soon as these chores were finished we had a little spare time before the kids arrived in … More Day 42 in South East Asia – WE HAVE WIFI…kind of…
Takeo Province, Cambodia; It’s only day two at Happyland but I feel drained and exhausted. I’ve not even been doing any real physical exercise and I feel I could sleep for days. If kids do this to you, if having children does this to you, if running a volunteer organisation where you eat, sleep and … More Day 41 in South East Asia – What Could I Possibly Do In A Week?!?
Takeo Province, Cambodia: I thought I’d escaped the treacherous mini-bus journeys of South East Asia. Turns out I spoke too soon. This morning saw me and my volunteer compadres boarding yet another rickety, over-crowded and squashed mini-bus in the direction of Takeo where we were to begin our volunteer activities. Luckily, despite being packed together … More Day 40 in South East Asia: Welcome to Happyland!
Phnom Penh, Cambodia; As a collective, the volunteer guys and myself had decided to take an educated excursion to The Killing Fields and The S21 Prison in Phnom Penh. If you’re not already aware, during the seventies Cambodia suffered drastically at the hands of Pol Pot and his army of Khmer Rouge. The warped version … More Day 39 in South East Asia: Genocide in Cambodia, a Barbaric Massacre
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