Monday, December 7, 2009

The people of Cambodia

I found myself a nice cafe on the river that generously is providing me with free wifi this morning, so I thought I'd share some of my recent pictures. These are from my trip up the Mekong and from my volunteer trip to the dump. I've also started volunteering with a local orphanage, and will be working with them for the rest of the week. The children are beautiful, and I know I'm getting as much from them as they are from me.

Fish drying in the sun along the river


Woman washing in the river


Me, on the roof of my boat


Beautiful family


Farm fields outside of Phnom Penh


The old dump. Sadly, people live here.


This beautiful girl lives at the dump. She came to get food from us. One of the other volunteers gave her a jump rope.


Other dump inhabitants


While I happen to be in Cambodia, people everywhere in the world are living like this, even in the United States. There is always someone, somewhere who could use your help. If you can find even the smallest amount of time to donate to those in need, I strongly encourage you to do so. Ok, I'll step down off my soap box now. Later all.

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  1. Terry DivyakDecember 13, 2009 at 11:40 AM

    Kate,

    Great photos from Cambodia. Despite their poverty and low income levels, they still have beautiful smiles to share with you. Thanks for your updates, it has been fun following your adventure. I hope you get the chance to go to Ankor Wat. It is the one place I would not miss if you have the time.

    Terry

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  2. KateDecember 14, 2009 at 5:27 AM

    Thanks Terry. I did just that this weekend, as you can see in my most recent post :-)

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