Hi there,

I’m going to have a very hard time tomorrow saying goodbye to the children and my friends in Siem Reap.

This morning I reminded the kids that I had to leave on Saturday. Many of the children caught me off guard and raised their hand. They asked me “Why do yo have to leave”?”. They asked me “When will I be coming back”. They asked “Why would it be so many months before I came back to them.”. They asked if I would miss them. One girl was very quiet after class and hugged me the whole time.

Tonight, I told my classes at the School for Children of Poverty. I got the exact same response with the children asking me questions. Some of their questions were in Khmer and my assistant had to translate for me. A couple of the girls raised their hand and said “Teacher is Sung Ha” (handsome). They said, take us to Canada with you.

I am going to have a very hard day tomorrow.

Love Gerry