I'm really proud of my parents, but I will have to admit this though first: I really thought they were full of crap when I was going through puberty and through half of college ^_^;
Before going to Cambodia my parents started a fundraiser to raise money to buy water filters for families in a small village around where my mother grew up. A lot of people in the countryside actually have access to cleaner bottled water (to my surprise), but it can get very costly and it becomes more of a luxury than anything else. These water filters aren't the filters like Brita or anything like that. These things are sort of like water pots. You pour water from ponds and rivers into it and the water drains out into clean drinking water. It's sort of weird looking at first but it does one heck of a job of cleaning water and it lasts for years. A lot of the villagers had actually commented that the purified water tasted just like bottled water!
Well anyways my family was able to raise close to $3000 US dollars and was able to provide filters for 300+ families in the surrounding villages, so I'm very proud of my parents for setting up something like this. I could see in the future that they would want to retire to Cambodia and start little projects like these, especially my mom.
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PART 03 coming soon!
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wow~...i love the nature in Cambodia.. it's no wonder that those kids' eyes are so beautiful!!
and i respect your family!! i really do.
That's so awesome Khouen! I'm so glad you finally got a chance to get in touch with your roots, and your parents are certainly commendable! You have that same power within you too to do great things. =)
And of course, the photos are beautiful! I can't wait for part three, everyone in Cambodia looks really friendly and cute. XD
Thanks!
Amy: half of those pictures were taken by my little sister,tida. She did a great job capturing everything =)
hhaaha!! the kids are soooooo cute! did you bring one home for me? hahaa
kun: yea. i noticed, i saw you holding a camcorder in the bg...
Doi: OMG lol!! I totally didnt see that until you said something!
Hey Khoeun! Bah, it's an unusual teenager who DOESN'T think their parents are full of crap around that time. Anyhow, those are really amazing photos, sounds like an awesome experience! :3
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