Bring on the children...!!

We arrived today in Phnom Penh today... so nice to be back in a "familiar"city... One that has too many people, too many motorbikes, and high pitched never ending horn honking! Like kids about to start a new grade, or adults on the eve of a new job, we are cautiously optimistic and a little apprehensive. Tomorrow morning, bright and early, we start our month of volunteering at the orphanage. The driver from the orphanage was kind enough to pick us up at the airport (sign and all!) and we met Miss Yee, the director. She met us near the city office and helped us find a guest house to stay in tonight. We appreciated the help, but would have preferred a room where the window DIDN'T look out onto the reception area. haha! After we dropped off our stuff, we went to Miss Yee's restaurant (busy lady!) for lunch. We finished off the day with Mars putting in a very impressive effort to work with the local teens at the phone shop to get a Cambodian SIM card working (if she has the patience for this, she will be absolutely fine with the kids tomorrow!) and I went to the night market to find some "appropriate" bottoms to wear (short shorts apparently not good volunteer wear!?)
We don't really know too much about what we will be doing or about the children (age ranges from 8 months - 17 years! Yikes!) but we can't wait to help out these wonderful people. So, as of tomorrow, we will be "going dark" for a while... no Internet at the orphanage. We want to thank everyone of our mom's friends who helped out by giving us books, money, support. After being there for a while we will ensure that everything collected will be put to the best use for the kids. Wish us luck, and try not to miss this riveting blog TOO much :)

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  1. Mom and AuntieAugust 17, 2009 at 6:53 AM

    Wonder what your jobs will be?
    Let's hope it will be TEACHING those teen-agers and you both will have a new APPRECIATION for your "teacher moms" !!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Get those lesson plans, ready........

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  2. UnknownSeptember 6, 2009 at 4:49 PM

    Kim working with kids... Despite your negative claims I've always thought it was a natural fit!

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