The last 2 days have consisted mostly of meeting the group and traveling to Rancho Quemado. We got off the plane to Miami and were greeted by Lynsie, Lenore, and other group members. In the weeks before the trip, I was nervous about getting along with the group, but as soon as we sat down,...
Meg and Allison checked in with us today to let us know that the group spent the day at Tiny Toones, a Phnom Penh based NGO that uses break-dancing to engage, educate, and inspire Cambodian youth from impoverished neighborhoods. SStS students had a chance to learn about the NGO from Short, the general manager of...
When we first came on this trip, we understood that conditions would be temporary. The housing, food, and activities wouldn’t last forever. The teaching and the cement shoveling would continue after our 2 weeks. The sun would still set; its golden colors would still reflect against the serene lake, and there’d be others there to...