Erin: Although we only spent a few weeks with the kids of A New Day Cambodia, we got quite attached to them and it was much more difficult than I expected to say goodbye. I definitely shed a few tears as we walked out the gates for the last time. We tried our best to read with them in the afternoons, and some days we held their attention better than others. Oftentimes, we lost the little ones to a game that looked kind of like jacks but was played with tiny plastic animals. They also were quick to figure out that Seth could be easily distracted into playing a game instead of reading…
Seth and I were both laughing on the last day when we broke out the camera and they all grabbed books to pose for pictures. If only they were always so enthusiastic! All joking aside, the kids who did come and read with us on most days definitely made an improvement in terms of their word recognition and pronunciation, so that was very rewarding for us to see.
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susan // April 9, 2008 at 11:53 pm
I can’t believe your trip is nearly ending. Feels like it’s been quick, even for those of us ‘watching’ from afar!!
wow.
Well, i do hope you take these next 6 weeks to truly enjoy yourselves, relax and NOT worry about staying in touch. Enjoy. I look forward to hearing how your adventures go, down the road….
Lauren Boyle // July 16, 2008 at 12:07 am
Hello Erin and Seth—I am a student in Erin’s Aunt Jenny’s Pilates class. Today I had a personal training session with Jenny and I told her that my son and his new wife (they are 29) have given notice at their jobs and will be traveling the world beginning Sept. 3rd. They plan to start in Italy; after that their tentative itinerary includes Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, South Africa, India, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Australia and New Zealand. They will be backpacking and staying in hostels & villages. They hope to stay long enough in the Third World countries to do some volunteer work. Jenny told me that the two of you have visited many of those countries and in a similar manner, so I thought it would be helpful if I could connect you with my son, Conor. I’ve read your recent blog and I think you have a lot in common with Conor and Cara and what they hope to accomplish on their 4-6 month adventure. (I fully expect they may stay away longer…..). If you would be okay with this, please email me (LaurenRBoyle@comcast.net) and tell me how we should accomplish this. (They live in San Francisco).
Conor and Cara are also going to do a blog, so you could give the advice on this also.
Thanks,
Lauren Boyle