Kep, Lucy's arrival, Sihnoukville and Siem Reap! Going back a few days now, on the monday after finishing, with a few other volunteers i went to a place called Kep. South east coast. We'd heard it was a small place and not very touristy so we werent sure what to expect. Got the bus in the morning which took 4 hours (we were told it took 2 and a half!). We arrived and got kicked off the bus in what seemed like a very random location! Two tuk tuk's were waiting fo...

Last week of project So after spending a week at Riverkids on my own, (not sure if i said i was on my own for one week..!) 21 new volunteers arrived, taking part in various projects. 6 of them were coming to Riverkids. I was looking forward to having some volunteer company! Although i couldnt think where everyone would go. I tagged along to thier orientation dinner on the sunday so i could meet everyone. I was the only remaining volunteer so everyone was keen to...

3 weeks in... So almost finished my 3rd week. First two were great, took the kids a while to get used to another face and it took me a while to adjust! But i really enjoyed the two weeks and i got into the swing of holding a lesson but really its taken until now for me to feel comfortable standing up in front of a class! i enjoy it though and im so glad and decided to do it. This week however was all change. Nobody had informed that the classes change once a mon...

Riverkids Project, Phnom Penh Day two of the project... I'm not working with orphans but they are some of the poorest children in Phnom Penh. The project was only set up in 2007. It is based by the slums along the river. It has 3 'houses' with different aged kids. The kids are scouted by the project co-ordinators, alongside social workers, from the slums. They look for particularly neglected children or children that are clearly at risk of trafficking. Some kids...