May 13, 2005 So many things have changed, it almost isn’t worth writing the new plan, because surely it will change again. However, the good news is, that more people are coming! My youngest cousin, Jamie (mom’s side), is about to graduate from Chico. She called the other day, expressing interest, wondering if it was too late to make it happen. Somehow, and quite delightfully, I may add, she is going to make it happen. It’s a bit of a logistical twist, but it is going to work, and I am so proud of her, and excited for her, and thrilled that she will be joining me.
Apparently, as she was making the rounds telling the people important to her what her plans were, a friend of hers signed on as well. SO now there will be three of us volunteering together for three weeks (so far, one week in Phi Phi with hiphiphi.org, and two weeks with United Planet).
After the initial three weeks of volunteering, I will fly up to Bangkok to meet my cousin, Shana (dad’s side) and she and I will travel together for three weeks. We will take a side trip to Angkor Wat in Cambodia for a few days, and then head back to the affected regions, and enjoy ourselves while spending as much as we can in the region (insert ‘thank you’ to donations here- you are all awesome). Also included will be a trip to wherever the students decide to donate the money they raise from their event, and perhaps some time to play with some of the children sponsored by those organizations.
What fortune this is, to be able to do this, to be supported emotionally and helped financially, and now to share the experience with my family. I can’t begin to explain how lucky I feel. When I think about this trip, sometimes I feel a twang of guilt- knowing that even though this experience is for the benefit of others- I am receiving so much.
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