More about orphanages

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5 February

I woke in the night to the helicopter-like chop-chop-chop of my ceiling fan, heard a cat crying outside, and thought “Apocalypse Meow.”

Here's a link for more information about Cambodian Orphan Save Organization. They are a training center for 70 poor, orphaned, and homeless children outside Siem Reap.

For any of the volunteer opportunities that provide direct contact with children, you may have to get your credentials set up beforehand. Even if they don't ask for it, I think that it is good behavior to obtain your current FBI criminal background check and make arrangements with the site beforehand. It's also a good idea to make sure it's a legitimate service with a primary goal of helping the children. This blog entry by another Travel Blog writer helps explain.

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More tomorrow—I had an interesting evening.

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