Finally found some time to blog...pictures to follow.
After having some afternoon rest yesterday and a relax by the pool, we were straight into temple sightseeing. We saw the magnificent Angkor Wat sunrise and visited Prah On and Bayon temples, built between 1100 and 1300. Quite amazing, even visiting for the second time.
In the afternoon we visited the Krauser School for the Deaf and Blind. Some children stay at the school permanently as their parents live too far away. We sung songs and practiced English conversation with the blind children while some of us tried to make communication with the deaf children. Jane and Philippa lead us in a rendition of Old MacDonald Had a Farm and some of the children sang for us. Much of the blindness is curable through a simple operation, the kind Fred Hollows performed in the developing world. It costs only $19 per month to sponsor a child at this facility. I met the Principal and am confident he is trustworthy and every last cent donated is spent on the children. He requested Braille books for the children, so I'm disappointed we could not source them before we left, despite trying with Vision Australia.
Everyone is doing well. Bron is preparing for her knitting class tomorrow and others are watching the final of the tennis. Philippa came with me to see a well built by Hope Water. It was rewarding to see the villagers using it.
Pictures to follow.
Lena
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Eyes Wide Open is heading to Cambodia and Vietnam from 30 January to 13 February 2010 to undertake a variety of humanitarian projects and volunteer work. We'll be conducting public health clinics, teaching about recycling, donating wheelchairs, teaching young mothers how to bead and painting an orphanage wall! We hope you enjoy following our journey as we make a difference to the lives of local Vietnamese and Cambodian communities.
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