This whole journey and experience with the kids and Cambodia in general is an experience I'll never forget. I've learned so many great values and realized I need to appreciate even just the little things in life. These kids changed my life just as much as I did theirs.
We had such a fun party today with the kids. I've never seen them so happy we got them pizza and banana splits, they went wild. It went frm crazy face painting, chalk, bubbles, hula hooping, and much more. Before we knew it we had to start making our hard, long, sad goodbyes. I feel like I personaly bonded more with the littler ones compared to ones my age and older. So many of them didn't know what was happening and I still don't know if that is a good or bad thing. Good for them and bad for me because saying goodbye and their saying ok see you tomorrow. I can only dream that they were right and I'd see them tomorrow. Soon after hugging a few of them the older girls and a boy Kea, that I love, came over to say their goodbyes. They were all sobbing which made me start to cry. I just couldn't help thinking I won't see all these cute faces, and hysterical laughs, the way we drive in and see all of them there waiting for us. It just won't be there, and that is almost impossible to think of without crying. After the many hugs and tears that hit the floor from everyone we had to drive off. I will miss and love these kids forever.
The way these kids changed my life was teaching me a good value in appreciation. Here they don't have a lot almost nothing at all, but no matter what they have the biggest smiles on their faces all the time. Most of these kids were just unwanted or were taking care of themselves because there gaurdians couldn't seem to be able to. It really makes me appreciate family and the way all my freinds and family look out for me and would never let me down. All these kids know how to do everything themselves without any help. If they need to go somewhere to get stuff they drive or ride a bike, just leave and are trusted enough to the point where they can just come and go as they please. Many of the younger kids like 3 year olds even know how to take their own baths. Fill the plastic like pool thing sit and scrub, they think it is incredibly fun. It astonishes me and makes me think that I also can do many things around my house without having my mom do it or help me. Although, the letting me come and go as I please probably won't go by as easily.
These kids are in my dreams and prayers for a better future. A future they don't have to regret, one where their memories were astonishing. These kids have enough potential to do many great things in their life and with a push or shove here and there they can do anything. I will always remeber these kids and am determined to return to this orphanage.I love the kids all so much and my journey to help better lifes definetley isn't stopping now.
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