Good Effort

Lighthouse Orphanage

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February 4th 2011
As we bumped into the dirt courtyard of the Lighthouse Orphanage, I wished I could have brought moreto donate. Clouds of dust were billowing up as the older children played volleyball. The youngsters were stacking up brightly coloured building blocks in the shade. I had expected visiting an orphanage to be harrowing experience, but from the moment I stepped out of the moto, I was grabbed by t ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » South » Phnom Penh

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more