Reflection

I can not explain the love I feel for these children, or how much I miss them, because it is too grand for words. Although I can tell you I will be back to share more love, give more hugs, and feed more belly's. Everyday I end up telling my story at least 5 times, and every time there are tears. I just have to remember that to us it is so sad but to these children it is reality and they are happy that way. It becomes so hard for me to wrap my head around how happy these children are when they have no reason to be. I went on this trip to change these Children's lives, and I came back with them changing mine. These children mean the world to me, these children give me a reason to do good in the world and to start something that will change everyones life forever.
I am so thankful for everything I have accomplished for these children, but it is so hard for me to do the most simple tasks without thinking about them. I walk around and I see children whonare so umgreatful and I can't help to think that what they are just throwing away could be given to people who it would mean the world to! Sometimes I feel as if they could be forgetting me, until yesterday morning when, I received a phone call at 6:00am. I answered only to be surprised that it was children from the orphanage. I talked to PonLeu, who said "you told me that when I miss you, to call you, so I call you" I could not help but be so excited that they were all there and wanted to talk to me. I couldnt believe it, it made my entire week, knowing that they are out there thinking about what this group accomplished with them and how much of a difference we made in there lives. I plan to go back in either December or April but I will be back and soon for that matter.

My last message

The Cambodia Trip may be over, but that won't stop me from visiting them again. I have a mission to change the lives of others, teach others about love and happiness. Over the course of my trip I learned that love is something everyone has no matter how big or how small. It is so simple to share your love with others, even if they do not want to except it. These children taught me about happiness, they taught me that no matter where you come from or what your past was its about who you are now and how happy you want to be. These children have so much to be sad about, yet they are the happiest people in the entire world. Who ever may be reading this, I encourage you to smile as much as you can, smile as a stranger walks by, smile at your cashiers, smile at your boss and coworkers but most importantly smile for yourself. A simple smile goes a long way. I plan to visit Cambodia again soon, these children hold a large part of my heart, But until then this will not be the last you here of me going and helping the people around us. If you have any further questions about anything, my blog, the children, the trip, me, feel free to contact me at ferzacca.nina@gmail.com

"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something we don't have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have."
-Frederick Keonig


Remember to always Love, Believe and Dream. Help the people around you and change lives!

Thats it, Our Job is done

The trip has come to an end. It has been the most incredible experiance I have ever had and 100% worth it. I came to cambodia to change the lives of the children, but I am leaving knowing that these children changed mine and taught me about happiness and love. These children have every reason to be unhappy, but yet they are the happiest people that I have ever met. I am sitting in the Korean Airport, on a 11 hour layover, thinking about how much we have to live for and how little they have to live for. Most of the children have no family, but thats ok because there new family is at the orphanage. We may be leaving Cambodia but we are not completley done yet, we still have to teach and change the lives of the people around us.

This is to whom ever is chosen for the trip next year.
 Going on this trip will change your life forever, it will make you think twice about how much you really need to be happy and how easy it is to love. You will learn the meaning of a Great Person. You will see how differant Cambodia is from America. But most of all you will find a real person inside you that will do anything in order to change the lives of others. There is no way of explaining how incredible this trip is and how grand the hearts of these children are.

To everyone else:

I am not done, you will hear about more trips I will be taking and more lives I will be changing. I have now relized I have everything to live for, nothing to be sad about and how far a little love can go. For now I have 2 days in traveling a head of me. I love you all!

Srolange (Love in Khemr)

Remember to always Love, Believe and Dream. Help the people around you and change lives!

Last day at the Orphanage

Today was our last day at the orphanage, and the most difficult of all the days. We threw a party as our goodbye and a special treat to the children. We bought them pizza, coke, and banana splits. They were all so excited. Pizza is so excpenive so it was a huge treat for them. We were planning on dancing but we could not get the speakers to work so we had to skip that. Finally, the part I was dredding the most is saying goodbye. As soon as it got later and we slowly started to pack up, the children began crying one at a time. Kea a 11 year old boy started to cry first and he really began to cry. I felt so bad we just gave these kids 2 weeks of the best time ever only to take it away in one night. But as I sat in the tuk tuk giving out as many hugs as I could I relized it wasn't over. I am coming back, if it is the last thing I do. It was hard but I told them that when they missed me to look at the moon, because I will be looking right back at it. Saying Goodbye to these children has been the most difficult thing I have ever had to do. I wear the bracelets that they gave me as a reminder of how talented and how much they really care about me. I could not stop crying as I left the orphanage in the tuk tuk, But I know that I will come back over and over again. It was not a goodbye it was a see you later.

Remember to always Love, Believe and Dream. Help the people around you and change lives!