Hi all,
The last day of trip number 9, and l think we can safely say that we have had another success (although the always interesting trip to the airport is still to come). Success is many things when relating all our experiences connected to this trip. It is the partnership we have with developing communities in some of the most disadvantaged places in Cambodia, it is the continuing partnerships with our Cambodian friends at Green Gecko, New Hope, Wat Damnak (life and Hope), and Tabitha.
It is the personal relationships we form with our hosts at guesthouses and hotels, the tuk tuk drivers, families, NGO workers, expats, and other groups doing similar work.
It is however, primarily and most importantly, the bringing together of young (and the not so young), Aussies to strengthen their belief in themselves and in each other. Once again I have seen how this program has the amazing capability to not only develop character but to reveal it.
Our young people have the abilities to do many great things and they have seen for themselves in the last two weeks that can achieve great change, improve and save lives, help each other and be the catalyst for a positive change in their immediate world.
This program remains the single greatest educational experience I have had the pleasure to be involved with. It is many things but there is no real secret to its success. It is simply providing the environment for our young people to be able to achieve what they have always been capable of.
Through helping others, our students (and teachers/leaders), have been able to help themselves. They have been privy to one of life's little secrets - by helping others, you actually help yourself.
Ps, is it really true that you cannot blog from your flip?
Best,
Dave from Darwin.
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