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Diary
2009-01-13 - December feelings
I have been working with the children of the Love House orphanage almost 10 months already and very soon it is time for me to leave back to Finland. In the beginning when I came to Cambodia I was planning to stay for six months but it felt very meaningful to work with these children so I wanted to stay a little bit longer.
2008-06-23 - Little miracles and helping hands in the Orphanage – and farewell
“Time flies” is an old saying and, indeed, that is so true thinking of past five months I have spent here, and it is somehow confusing to think that there is only one more month left. Although it took for a while to get used to this very different way of living, luckily to know the children in the Orphanage needed only one instant, as they were ready to welcome a stranger with open arms and engaging smiles. The most meaningful and joyful moments to me have been just to be with the children, play and talk and hold them in my arms. And it has been great that children have been calling me “grandma”!
2008-05-28 - Sunshine, clouds and a memorable trip
In the end of February I came to CPCDO orphanage Love House to work as a volunteer. My intention was to give my own contribution for the children of Cambodia and also learn many things about the new culture. I arrived in Phnom Penh just after Liisa and Ville-Veikko left and together with Oili and Camilla we have continued working in Love House.
2008-05-15 - Pitkänen family's feelings on the eve of departure
21st February 2008
It’s time for goodbyes. Since the last time writing here, the children have been through both chickenpox- and head lice epidemic. The first mentioned went through quite easily, but the second one is tougher case. And we will see if it’ll be gone at all. So many kids, so many possibilities for the lice to be spread around again…
2008-05-15 - Starting at the new orphanage
We arrived here in Phnom Penh as volunteer workers in the end of November. We arrived together with our two years old son and with the news that we were expecting a second child. Our task was, as the first volunteers, to start up the cooperation between Children of Cambodia and the new orphanage, called Love House.