A Dirty Weekend in Phnom Penh

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I'm sure there are certain people who's mind has gone straight to the gutter on reading the headline ....hmmm, what can I say, I got as dirty as you would if you were rolling around in a gutter, but the reality is we went to a school and painted walls.....it was SO much fun and a I feel great. What a rewarding day!!!

We headed off early knowing a little of what to expect, but only a little. The school we went to accomodates 200 kids, in 3 shifts throughout the day....but there are only 4 completed the rooms, the rest are under construction.

Our job today was to paint and decorate the staircase that was recently completed....easy enough in Queensland, but in Cambodia where there is no such thing as workplace health & safety, it's challenging task. I will include photos. Anyway, 12 of us got to work and somehow managed to paint the walls and then decorate them for the kids. Some of the walls were at least 20 - 25 feet high, and all manner of implements were taped to the rollers and paintbrushes in order to reach every nook and cranny. I'll let the photos tell the story of the ladders and "scaffolding" used.

One of the volunteers was from Poland (Ola) and was great fun, and said about 100 times throughout the day "I love it"....she/we really got into the day and had a ball.

Anyway, will leave it to the pictures to tell the story......Oh, by the way, we got VERY DIRTY during the day and I feel fantastic now that I've scrubbed away the paint and grime....

Hugs, Rob, xx

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Photos

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What do you mean the platform looks unsafe?

the school
well built ??

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Seang, Projects Abroad staff, and organiser of Dirty Weekend

Comments

[Sylvi]

Great photos
Thanks for sharing photos on your blog Robyn as i don't have Facebook and wouldn't see them otherwise. Yes WH&S certainly doesn't exist there. Love the girl straddling the ladder. The new construction looks fantastic and the exterior of the building doesn't too bad either. Your clothes washing story gave me chills. I couldn't cope with clothes not drying. Washing is the bain of my life over here as you know. Keep having fun. Have a great week off. Sylvi xo

[Seang]

Thank you
Good morning Robyn, hope you are having a good time with SCC's students. thank you so much for posting pictures and blog of Cambodia.