Hi there,

I was planning on leaving here at the end of last week to start travelling north for my volunteer work at the Green Gecko Project for street kids. I’m definitely not ready to leave CCH and the kids. Everyday is special here and I’ve decided to take a shorter route up north and spend more time here at CCH with the children.

We went to the beach last weekend in Sihanoukville and tomorrow we will celebrate New Years. This is the biggest holiday here in Cambodia. I’m excited to tell you about it in my next blogs. I will update the blog for the beach and New Years in the next two days.

I’m a little behind in my posts. I’m starting to get sad about leaving the kids and I’m trying to spend as much time with them as I can. The kids are starting to give my goodbye cards and I know I’m going to have a hard time leaving. I may change plans again and return here after Siem Reap.

Also, I want to tell you a few stories about some of the kids. That said, I want to be careful to respect their privacy. There are some very sad stories. I want to show you how it’s possible to completely change a persons life. It is hard for me to read child profiles for many of these kids that I have come to care about so much.

I will update soon.

Love Gerry