It’s been three days now that we have been here at Koh Preah and although the physical labor is beginning to be strenuous and the work is feeling more like work on our blistered hands and sore backs, the energy of the group remains undeniably positive as we continue to make remarkable progress both on...
Today’s our last day of work. We wake up at four or five. The monsoon season twists the usual crowing into white noise, and the wind calls to us from the other sides of our doors. There is no way to separate the darkness of our closed eyes from the darkness around us. By seven,...
The last couple days have been jam packed with different activities centered around creating bonds with the “jovenes”, or youths, of the community. We started by teaching an English lesson for the kids. We put together lesson plans a few days prior and then our two groups taught colors and sports. It’s nice to be...