I recently travelled to Cambodia with 15 others for a ten days. We began in Siem Reap and then travlled to Phonm Pen, Kampot and Sianookville. This trip was one of the most life changing experiences for me. The country is full of welcoming and generous people who live on approximately one dollar a day. I found myself trying to imagine how i would be able to live comparitively back at home. I reflected on numerous occasions about the objects i have at home that I have lablled necesities. My Mobile phone, ipod and Television first cam to mind. Then i would observe the people of Cambodia and try to imagine what object a typical person would call a necessity. The only thing that came to mind was food. This trip has made me look at
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