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11
Feb
2014
Let me tell you why ‘Doing this trip with EDventure gave us all the opportunity to do what other tourists just don’t.’
Posted On February 11, 2014  By Jamie Christopherson  And has No Comment

First off, I would have to say that this adventure has been one of the most rewarding and eye-opening things I have done in my life so far. This was an incredible adventure for me and I will never forget the friends that I made or […]

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7
Feb
2014
‘…this program has been an amazing, eye opening and a life changing experience!’
Posted On February 7, 2014  By Jamie Christopherson  And has No Comment

So far this program has been an amazing, eye opening and a life changing experience! One night that stood out the most so far was when we went to visit Mama Tofu in a local Xhosa village. I remember being in the van, pulling up to […]

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7
Feb
2014
WHY…? The challenge that is presented by EDventure programs is that you somehow won’t ever look at things the same way again….
Posted On February 7, 2014  By Jamie Christopherson  And has No Comment

Cambodia has left me asking only one question; why? Why is it, because of where they were born and the colour of their skin, that they live such impoverished lives? Who allocates where you’re born and the gifts life gives you? Why am I the fortunate […]

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6
Feb
2014
‘Just coming here changed me…’
Posted On February 6, 2014  By Jamie Christopherson  And has No Comment

The other day (I’ve lost track of what day it is) some of the children showed up to the work site as usual. They always seem so excited and happy to see us now. However, this day was different. More children than usual showed up and […]

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3
Feb
2014
“I think volunteering has made me fall in love with Cambodia.”
Posted On February 3, 2014  By Jamie Christopherson  And has No Comment

I think volunteering has made me fall in love with Cambodia. The people I have met, the projects that we have done and the places we have been to have really brought out many aspects of Cambodia that I would not have discovered if I didn’t […]

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3
Feb
2014
“We can take something from these children, their positivity is infectious.”
Posted On February 3, 2014  By Jamie Christopherson  And has No Comment

The long dusty road stretches out before us, cluttered with zipping motorbikes, bicycles and overtaking cars. We whip past tiny street stalls, tacky Korean hotels and the skeletons of abandoned developments. Turning onto the dirt road, the tuk tuk we’re riding dodges pot holes, meandering cattle […]

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18
Jan
2014
I will continue to learn and grow through this setting…
Posted On January 18, 2014  By Jamie Christopherson  And has No Comment

Three children on one bike make their way through the torrential rain toward the school. Unfazed by their soaking clothes their smiles beam as they quickly take their shoes off and run to say hello to us. This scene sums up the children’s approach to school […]

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15
Oct
2013
Why I Miss Cambodia
Posted On October 15, 2013  By Jamie Christopherson  And has No Comment

Thinking back over the trip, overall I feel like I got more out of this EDventure than I ever thought I would. I thought this trip would just be to do some volunteer work, help a community and have a short holiday after. Never thought that […]

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8
Oct
2013
Outcomes I Couldn’t Have Ever Anticipated…
Posted On October 8, 2013  By Jamie Christopherson  And has No Comment

Jumping into teaching the first Monday afternoon was unlike anything I have ever experienced. The energy was totally electric, as if there was some current zapping around between the Khmer teachers, our group, and the quickly arriving wave of students. It reminded me of my first […]

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3
Oct
2013
The impact others can have on your perspective…
Posted On October 3, 2013  By Jamie Christopherson  And has No Comment

When I would tell people I was going to Cambodia to do volunteer work and work with children I got several reactions, some people looked at me funny and questioned why I would go all the way across the world, not knowing anybody, to work in […]

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