Day 3 Leaving With A Heavy Heart

All of us developed feelings for the Homestay at the Baray Kompong Thom Province and we were upset that we were leaving so soon. All of us left with a heavy heart. Everyone did not want to part with the children and the villagers there. When we left the Solar café to proceed on to our next destination, Siem Reap, everyone tried to fight back their tears when we boarded the bus. Initially most of the students were skeptical of the Home

stay as we were worried over the kind of food that we would be served. But after spending two nights at the Homestay, it was clear that all of us enjoyed staying there. We love aunt Esther’s magnificent cooking.

After witnessing the kind of environment that the children in Cambodia grow up in, we feel guilty that we did not appreciate and cherish what we have in Singapore. We were in awe as the children in Cambodia vean undying spirit to succeed in life despite their living conditions. Today, we had the opportunity to visit another orphanage, the Bakong Orpanage Home. We saw that the home is lacking in proper facilities.
The children welcomed us by putting up a puppet show to welcome us. We will be going back to the home tomorrow to carry out our CIP project.

Next we went to a local market where we had a great time shopping and bargaining like ‘aunties’. It was fun and we had a wonderful experience.   

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Kaiying, Chuwen Fu, Gladwin & Jasmine